[RMVHF] Contest rules and ethics in the real world.

[Steve London]

Jim W0EEA wrote:

> Another example from the real world:  Some years back,  a guest operator 
> at my station,  with ten minutes to go in a VHF QSO Party,  used the 
> stations two meter KW and high gain antenna to call a friend of his.  He 
> clearly stated he was not in the contest,  he was not willing to work 
> anyone in the contest,  and he was calling a friend who was not in the 
> contest in his first transmission.  Half a dozen stations immediately 
> tried to work him for contest credit.  Another station in the area then 
> immediately told the guys asking the 'new guy' for a contact, "Come on,  
> that's not fair,  he said he's not in the contest."  (Thanks Ken, you 
> beat me to it by about two seconds and you were a lot more polite about 
> it than I would have been.)  I also immediately told the not quite 
> rookie guest op (2nd major VHF contest) about the rule in question and 
> that he should have waited for ten minutes (after it ended) and then 
> called his friend. 

Jim, can you help me, and maybe a few others, who aren't as familiar with the 
VHF contest rules as you are ?  Please post the exact rule you think was 
violated by this.

Thanks and 73,
Steve, N2IC