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Re: [CQ-Contest] Holding a QRG: ethics vs rules

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Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Holding a QRG: ethics vs rules
From: Zack Widup <w9sz.zack@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:57:58 -0600
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How about the situation of someone saying to someone else, "I gotta go put
out the dog and walk the trash. You can have my frequency"? In this case,
you just turn it over to him and don't come back. But is it considered
assisting the person who you turn it over to?

73, Zack W9SZ

On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 11:30 AM, Ward Silver <hwardsil@gmail.com> wrote:

> W0MU wrote:
>
> > 2.1.Single Operator: One person performs all transmitting, receiving, and
> > logging functions as well as equipment and antenna adjustments.
> >
> >    1. 2.1.1.Use of spotting assistance or nets (operating arrangements
> > involving other individuals, DX-alerting nets, packet, Internet,
> > multi-channel decoders such as CW Skimmer, etc) is not permitted.
> >
> > Please note the part that says operating arrangements involving other
> > individuals is not permitted.  Someone holding a frequency and then
> giving
> > back is an operating arrangement.
>
> Correct.  One operator and one operator only is permitted to contribute to
> the score of a station in the Single-Op category, analogies to parking
> notwithstanding.
>
> Having a frequency held for you while you change bands to see what stations
> are there could not more clearly be in violation of this rule, even if you
> don't work a single other station on the other band.
>
> > The SS rules detail an unlimited class for SO but the HF rules do not
> have a
> > for this class.  There is a class called Single Op Assisted.
>
> Single-Op Unlimited (or Assisted) has nothing to do with "assistance" -
> only whether or not information from the spotting network is allowed to be
> used.
>
> 73, Ward N0AX
>
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