CQ-Contest
[Top] [All Lists]

Re: [CQ-Contest] Why SuperCheckPartial makes you assisted

To: cq-contest@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Why SuperCheckPartial makes you assisted
From: Ward Silver <hwardsil@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Nov 2015 07:43:39 -0600
List-post: <cq-contest@contesting.com">mailto:cq-contest@contesting.com>
Paul is correct. Read the rules of the category. The word "assisted" leads to a multi-annual festival of confusion about whether assistance makes you Assisted. It does not.

The problem is in the choice of name of the category and that is why the ARRL changed the name of the category from Assisted to Unlimited. The determining factor is what information is allowed to cross the boundary of the station and in what form. It has nothing to do with whether you use databases or other means of selecting call signs.

73, Ward N0AX

On 11/23/2015 11:18 PM, cq-contest-request@contesting.com wrote:
Using Super Check Partial makes you assisted category in a contest.
No - all relevant technology assists.  In essence, what distinguishes
"assisted" from "unassisted" is that you connect to external networks,
typically the cluster or RBN, to improve your score - benefiting from
real-time spotting information from other operators or from remote
receivers.

When you're not connected (and not using CW skimmer), you're unassisted.

Rather than Assisted and Unassisted, the terms should be Connected and
Unconnected. Seems obvious to me:-) Paul EI5DI


_______________________________________________
CQ-Contest mailing list
CQ-Contest@contesting.com
http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/cq-contest

<Prev in Thread] Current Thread [Next in Thread>