Stu I think you are confused. That which constitutes "Assisted" is defined in contest rules not in the imagination or conscience of the individual participant. Adding further individual constraints u
Good point. Since that information was developed by me personally from my previous contacts and is a product of my own effort, the case could made that it isn't assistance. __73, de Hans, K0HB "Just
Author: Richard F DiDonna NN3W <richnn3w@verizon.net>
Date: Tue, 24 Nov 2015 10:04:35 -0500
So by this measure, the following would make you assisted. Watching the weather during the contest - because the forecast wasn't prepared by you. Looking at your list of xxxxHQ stations in the IARU t
Hi Ward: It is NOT just what crosses the station boundary or local skimmers (multi-channel decoders) would be permitted. That would remove the major distinction between the classes (IMHO). I enjoy th
Does "outside assistance" include or exclude one's spouse (or significant other, parental unit, or total stranger making a delivery from the corner deli) from providing the operator with snacks, a sa
I understand but I did not use the word "just" - meaning that is the only distinction. The primary distinction is what crosses the boundary but the sponsors can add any other criteria they want, such
That's a red herring, Ron. For purposes of radio sport I think we can agree that we are talking about the exchange of Information regarding call signs and/or QRGs with other operators, INFORMATION th
No Hans, especially in light of some of the subsequent posts... it illustrates my point that the word "assistance" is so often misused, sometimes deliberately by some, to the point of absurdity. IMHO
Author: Richard F DiDonna NN3W <richnn3w@verizon.net>
Date: Tue, 24 Nov 2015 11:57:02 -0500
Agree. So, how about a .cty file or a .zon file? You didn't develop them on your own. How about one of those prefill databases for Sweeps. Or an oblast file for RDXC? We really are bordering on the a
Author: George K5KG via CQ-Contest <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Nov 2015 12:13:41 -0500
When will this topic end? 73, George Watching the weather during the contest - because the forecast wasn't prepared by you. Looking at your list of xxxxHQ stations in the IARU test. Looking at NG3K's
Always the same topic coming back periodically from ''old good times'' addicts. Very symptomatic : ''because SCP uses information ... compiled by others'' That looks pretty like the definition of a .
Hi Ward, Respectfully, we disagree on what the primary distinction is/should be. 73, Mark, KD4D -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. _______________________________
Well Rich... The answer depends on where you draw the line(s). IMHO, the so-called "assisted" category (pending a better term) should refer to amateurs whom, in real-time during the contest period, r
Your absurd examples have nothing to do with the EXCHANGE. The contest rules require the exchange (of which the callsign is arguably the most important) to be completed solely by the operator and sol
For those who did not understand, ''generating your own electricity'' was ironic to say that if you open that door with SCP versus assistance, you will always find someone more purist than you to pus
SCP may make you assisted (lower-case), but it does not make you Assisted (upper-case). The contest rules define Assisted for us and it does not include SCP. Each of us can define assisted any way we