> The traffic on this question posed lots of opinions responsive to Igor?s
> question. But a better answer might be: When in doubt, see what the rule
> says.
>
> The rule doesn?t say ?operating assistance is prohibited.? (N1MM sends my
> CW, it tells me where to point my antenna, and (with supercheck partial)
> it
> alerts me to possible errors in call signs I copy.)
>
> For the WPX contest, what the rule says is that single ops are prohibited
> from using ?any technology or outside method that provides call sign and
> frequency information regarding any other station to the operator." (Rule
> IV(e).)
>
> This "any other station" language allows spot checking for your own
> station. (Your own station is the one station that is excluded by this
> "any *other* station" language.)
>
> Kudos to the WPX committee for writing a rule that is clear.
> (?Assistance?
> rules in many other contests lack such clarity. Note that the CQ WW
> assistance rule is different than the CQ WPX rule quoted above.)
>
> Folks can (and should) debate whether the policy effected by the rule is a
> good one. But there?s no debate about what the rule is.
>
> (The 500m ?one operation? site rule IV(f) is inapt to Igor?s question. It
> applies to all contestants. If rule IV(f) were construed to prevent Igor
> from spot-checking his own call, such construction would similarly prevent
> spot-checking by assisted stations.)
>
> /Bill, K2PO
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