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Re: [CQ-Contest] The Meaning of Assisted

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Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] The Meaning of Assisted
From: "Paul O'Kane" <pokane@ei5di.com>
Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2010 16:39:15 +0100
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joe Subich, W4TV" <lists@subich.com>

> No, there is not "general agreement" that the use of
> skimmer (when located within one's own station) should
> put the operator in the unlimited category any more
> than there is general agreement that the use of other
> enhanced technology should not put one in the unlimited
> category.


Not true!


1.  From the "General Rules for ARRL Contests Below 30 MHz"
    www.arrl.org/general-rules-for-arrl-contests-below-30-mhz

    2.1.1.  Use of  ...  multi-channel decoders such as
            CW Skimmer, etc) is not permitted.


2.  From the CQWW 2010 Rules  www.cqww.com/CQWW-Rules-2010.pdf

    A. Single Operator categories: ..... QSO alerting
    assistance of any kind (this includes, but is not
    limited to, packet, local or remote Skimmer and/or
    Skimmer-like technology, Internet) places the entrant
    in the Single Operator Assisted category.


3.  From the CQ WPX Rules 2010   www.cqwpx.com/rules.htm

    (e) Use of QSO alerting assistance is limited to the
    Single Operator Assisted and Multi-Operator categories.
    QSO alerting assistance ... includes, but is not limited
    to ... local or remote call and frequency decoding
    technology (e.g., Skimmer)...


4.  IOTA Contest 2010 www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2010/riota.shtml

    4.2    Operators:
    •    Single operator QSO alerting assistance of any kind
    (this includes, but is no limited to, packet, local or
    remote Skimmer and/or Skimmer-like technology, Internet)
    places the entrant in the Single-operator Assisted
    category


It is worth repeating, because it is true: "There is
general agreement that the use of skimmer puts us in
the Unlimited (Assisted) category."

73,
Paul EI5DI






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