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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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