[Elecraft] ELECRAFT NET: Would the Elecraft Net be seen as "contesting" If it was on 17m?

Sun May 18 11:03:00 2003

My 2 cents worth:

1) The ARRL offers certificates for WAS using "Any or all amateur bands" 
(ref: ARRL operating manual). Contacts made on WARC bands obviously 
count. Thus, we can assume it is OK to award certificates for activity 
on WARC bands.
2) The main purpose of the Elecraft net is a NET, not a contest. It is 
certainly not taboo to send your radio make, model, or serial number 
over the air, even on a WARC band, while participating in a net.
3) The only grey area (possibly dark grey) is the mention of awarding 
certificates for 1st, 2nd, 3rd place, which makes it sound like a 
contest (Nobody gets first place participating in a NET).
4) If certificates are really desired, perhaps they can be awarded to 
anyone making, say, 100, 200, or 300 contacts with other Elecraft 
stations. There would be no 1st place, etc. This would be completely 
analogous to the ARRL WAS awards and could not be construed by anyone to 
be a contest.
5) This is similar to 10-10 nets vs 10-10 contests. People can collect 
10-10 numbers either way, but it is a contest when a time period is set 
and awards are given for most QSO points. Otherwise, it is just a net. 
So there could be "30-30 nets", but not "30-30 contests", even though 
the same information would be exchanged either way.

John AA0VE

john wrote:

>>The contests they are concerned with are the ones that completely dominate
>>a band while they are running, as in sweepstakes, CQWWDX, etc, etc.
>>    
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>
>	Do you know this for a fact, or is this just your opinion. I'd think
>"no contests" means just that...NO contests.
>
>	Note that it didnt say "Small contests OK",  "QRP contests OK",
>"All contests OK except for really big ones like WWDX, or the World Wide
>QRM Party".  I believe the statement is "no contests on WARC bands".
>
>	John
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