Well, thanks, Wayne.

I always try to do the right thing, or at least as close to it as possible.

Tom Behler: KB8TYJ


-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of Wayne Genz
Sent: Monday, February 01, 2016 1:35 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: identification requirements/

Hello Tom, As far as I know, contesting doesn't have special privilages.I
believe that you are doing the right operating proceedures.More contesters
should followyour example.  Wayne wa2usm 

-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of Tom Behler
Sent: Monday, February 01, 2016 12:39 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: identification requirements/

Ron:

What you point out here illustrates another varient of rule interpretation
and procedure when it comes to contesting.

It would be interesting to see where the ARRL and, most importantly, the FCC
come down on the issue.

I brought up my observation regarding call sign transmission because when I
started contesting, I used to take the rules very literally, and transmitted
my call at the end of every contact, no matter how short the contact was.

However, I have increasingly found that this is not common practice, and
that, sometimes, contest operators get aggravated if you carry the contact
out too long, once you have given your report in the contest exchange.

Tom Behler: KB8TYJ


-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of Ron Canazzi
Sent: Monday, February 01, 2016 9:50 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: identification requirements/

Hi Group,

I am not much of a contester, but while we're on the issue of rules and
regulations, it plainly says in part 97, that you are not supposed to cause
malicious interference.  Yet during a contest and pile ups, what do people
do.  They try to over ride/cover up others so that they can get that rare DX
or score those big point totals.

I feel this encourages the whole idea of malicious interference.  I know
that the idea over all is to reach the other station, but facts are
facts--and when you listen to a pile up, you're listening to people
deliberately trying to compete with via interference in order to snare that
contact.


On 2/1/2016 7:45 AM, Tom Behler wrote:
> What is interesting is that, say in a contest, if a station  is 
> responding to a CQ, the responding station often gives its call, and 
> then after the station calling CQ gives its report, the responding 
> station gives its report.  When responding to a contest CQ, I always 
> used to put my call sign at the end of the transmission where I give 
> my report, but no one seems to do that any more.  Then again, contest 
> contacts are so short that it may not matter.
>
> Tom Behler: KB8TYJ