Mike,

You may very well be right.  I know for a fact there is a lot of cheating 
during at least the big contests; power out being probably the most 
offended.  Now with the up and coming software radios that will allow for 
two operators on the same transceiver, it is going to be hard to know who is 
who.  Of course, it will save the cost of extra rigs for each band so one 
person can be tuning while the other is operating.  I've heard schedules 
being made by operators for other bands for the multiplier and that used to 
be against the rules.  Apparently that isn't true any longer.  Spotting, 
too, I think is something that shouldn't be allowed but just like 10 
kilowatts of output can't be caught, spotting could never be discerned. 
Just as broadcast radio is slowly moving to cable and internet connections, 
ham radio is eventually going to do the same thing.  Probably not in my life 
time but it will happen.  Don't get anywhere near certain frequencies on 80, 
40, and 20 meters during a phone contest either or you'll be threatened with 
a long rope, haha.

Phil.
K0NX




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Duke, K5XU" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 2015 8:22 PM
Subject: Re: Sideband Audio


>I am convinced that there are hidden multipliers in most SSB contests
> for stations with lousy audio.
>
> -- 
> Mike Duke, K5XU
>