"Seems to me that ASSISTED or NOT-ASSISTED is splitting hairs - some choose to use a tool and others not, much the same as some choose to log on a computer and others on paper. Perhaps there needs to
"A panadapter or bandscope gathers no callsigns or other station information, just a general view of band conditions." Right, but imagine it's Sunday, late in a contest and you're S&P'ing for new sta
"Clearly there remains a misunderstanding about what the "Assisted" class means within the context of Amateur Radio Contesting. "Assistance" has always indicated that the Operator(s) has received inf
I'm a relative newcomer, licensed in '09, small pistol. I admit I have little or no clue about a lot of contesting history or some of the traditions; I respect them, but I admit I don't know all of t
Good point. I was only looking at worldwide scores. I should not have brought up "Assisted never wins" to support my argument that Assisted and Unassisted could be merged without harm. A rigorous and
That's exactly what I experimented with -- "Erase'n'Pounce". My plan for ARRL DX was to operate off and on and then submit a checklog. This freed me up to play around (staying within the rules of cou
Except it's not that simple because the clusters assist the unassisted. A single operator travels to a rare multiplier and calls CQ. He or she is immediately spotted on the clusters. This instant fre