It is not only unethical and unsportsmanlike, it IS illegal. To use someone else's callsign without their permission is illegal.
That's just as bad as people sending letters to the FCC under a different name/call stating they want a different callsign, just so they can get the callsign of the current holder. I think there are a couple cases of that actually happening. 73, Zack W9SZ On 10/24/11, Ron Notarius W3WN <wn3...@verizon.net> wrote: > > As I said to a DX newsletter editor when this news broke the other day: > > Un - flippin' - believable. > > And "flippin" isn't exactly the precise wording I had in mind, but this is a > family reflector. > > There is a certain mentality running around our ranks these days of "win at > any and all costs", combined with the pseudo-legalese of "if it's not > expressly and specifically prohibited, it is by default allowed." This, > sadly, is an extension of that line of thought. > > That induhviduals would stoop so low as to take unethical (IMHO) and > unsportsmanlike (IMHO) steps like these, merely to put themselves at the > alleged top of the heap? Belittles them, and if we allow it, belittles us > all. > > There is no excuse for this type of behavior, and if those who are doing it > are caught, there should be sanctions. But they won't be caught, and even > if they were, somehow the sanctions never do hold up. > > 73 > > > On 10/23/11, Gary K9GS<garyk...@wi.rr.com> wrote: > > <snip> > > > SB DX @ WW< KB8NW $OPDX.1033 > Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 1033 > > The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster > DX Bulletin No. 1033 > BID: $OPDX.1033 > October 24, 2011 > Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW > Provided by BARF80.ORG (Cleveland, Ohio) > > > * LEADERBOARD SCORING AT T32C: Michael/G7VJR and Marios/5B4WN from the > "Club Log" web page<http://www.clublog.org> report the following: > "During the T32C expedition, a large number of stations have succeeded > in working the maximum number of slots possible, or share the same number > of slots as a large number of other stations. Using the 'first past the > post' scoring system, those who worked these slots first are ranked > highest. Duplicates count negatively. > This scoring system has been manipulated by a small number of stations > operating illegally. They have determined that by using someone else's > callsign and working T32C, they can create duplicates and force that > callsign down the leaderboard. > Ranking changes -- In response to this problem, the scoring system for > the T32C is changing to a ranking that does not penalize duplicate QSOs. > This removes the loophole that is being exploited. This change will be > made live on 19th October, with the agreement of the T32C expedition > team, to improve the fairness of the scoring." > > ***** > > I really thing this whole ClubLog/leaderboard thing has gotten out of hand. > People are actually CHEATING to improve their scores....amazing. > > > > Thoughts?? > > -- > > > 73, > > Gary K9GS > > Check out K9NS on the web: http://www.k9ns.com > Greater Milwaukee DX Association: http://www.gmdxa.org > Society of Midwest Contesters: http://www.w9smc.com > > ************************************************ > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe or subscribe to this list. Please send a message to > > imail...@njdxa.org > > In the message body put either > > unsubscribe dx-chat > > or > > subscribe dx-chat > > This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org > ----------------------------------------------------------- > > > ----------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe or subscribe to this list. Please send a message to > > imail...@njdxa.org > > In the message body put either > > unsubscribe dx-chat > > or > > subscribe dx-chat > > This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org > ----------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe or subscribe to this list. Please send a message to imail...@njdxa.org In the message body put either unsubscribe dx-chat or subscribe dx-chat This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org -----------------------------------------------------------
