I understand Igor, and I also understand that the line is grey and getting
wider... however.. for me, MY ethics, my choice is to view "assistance" as any
information obtained by an outside source.. and RBN is an example. However,
tuning my station rx, over to listen for a beacon, on 10m, or to WWV, is
information being derived by my own equipment, by my own hand, and collected by
me. Obtaining information is the name of the game, acting on that information
is the game. If you accomplish either with outside help.... that is assisted...
in my station!
Now, do I necessarily see these ethics impressed on anyone else? ONLY in the
contests or events that I am solely responsible for, AND that are specific to
be written into the rules. I don't like excluding folks from having fun, and I
don't like "leveling" the playing field. However, if the field of play for
one... is on a hillside... and the field for another is on the hilltop.....
then the scoring should indicate such. Just my opinion.
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Dale - WC7S in Wy
Date: Thu, 31 May 2012 00:43:11 +0600
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Assisted or not assisted question (yet again)
From: ua9cdc@gmail.com
To: daleputnam@hotmail.com
CC: cq-contest@contesting.com
Ok guys,
First of all I want to remind you that my interest is purely theoretical. I am
not going to use this technique when SO not assisted unless contest sponsors
say "it is OK to use it". All I am trying to do is to find as close to perfect
definition of "not assisted" as possible with your help. So far there are a lot
of contradictions in most of the arguments. Until skimmers appeared assistance
was interpreted as getting helping information from other human beings. It is
not anymore. Still getting outside information is allowed in some cases (WWV,
beacons) and not allowed in other cases. I am afraid the border line is quickly
turning into 'grey zone".
73, Igor UA9CDC
2012/5/31 Dale Putnam <daleputnam@hotmail.com>
And that... specifically is what makes it "assisted" Outside information, not
readily available without outside assistance.
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Dale - WC7S in Wy
In essence I would not get no outside help in locating,
> identifying and working stations in the contest. I just get accurate and up
> to date information about propagation which is basically more accurate then
> what I might have got with the help of propagation prediction software.
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