Not illegal. Not advisable, but not illegal.
You're not being paid to operate, you have the remote possibility of winning a
prize. There is a world of difference.
Given the need for a contest to draw a large pool of operators, and given that
it's likely only those in select geographic locations will win a radio, it's a
challenging business case.
He wouldn't get my $20.
73, Kelly
ve4xt
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> On Jun 5, 2015, at 8:27, "W0MU" <w0mu@w0mu.com> wrote:
>
> Why would it be illegal. You are not being paid. You are winning a prize.
> Ever heard of the Bermuda Contest?
>
>
>
>> On 6/4/2015 6:16 PM, john@kk9a.com wrote:
>> I have no interest and I doubt such a thing would be legal.
>>
>> John KK9A
>>
>>
>> To: cq-contest@contesting.com
>> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] CQ-Contest Digest, Vol 150, Issue 6
>> From: "ncphotos@gmail.com" <ncphotos@gmail.com>
>> Date: Thu, 04 Jun 2015 16:12:55 -0400
>>
>> Would anyone be interested in a contest that you had to pay a $20 entry fee?
>> I am still working on the rules.
>> 1-10 place would get a HF radio for there prize as long as I get enough
>> operators enter the contest to cover the cost of the prizes it should work.
>>
>>
>> Charles,
>> W2CSI,
>> W2CSI.com
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