Back "in the good old days" of contesting, if you were not lucky enough to have a VE8 or VE1 call you, you had to decide if you wanted to stop CQing and go into S&P mode to find one. Knowing when and
Hi Tree, While I can certainly agree with the thrust of what you're saying, a question: It's 3 p.m. on Sunday and you hear in passing the J is five khz above you (say 14.285). He's the only guy you k
This comes back to the post I made a few weeks ago. http://lists.contesting.com/archives//html/CQ-Contest/2006-11/msg00535.html Where I said that I hate it when people try to 'help' me in this way. I
Tree I agree that dilution is a problem and current categories should be preserved. However, I believe that much of the discussion about assisted vs. unassisted is due to the general resistance of co
Author: "Paul J. Piercey" <p.piercey@nl.rogers.com>
Date: Mon, 4 Dec 2006 22:45:09 -0000
Now I'm confused. A few weeks ago I believe it was Ward N0AX who stated that contacts could not be made using a mode not included in the contest for the purposes of arranging contacts for the contes
Author: "Paul J. Piercey" <p.piercey@nl.rogers.com>
Date: Mon, 4 Dec 2006 22:55:01 -0000
<SNIP> Sorry, George, but it isn't. Tree has repeated referred to random comments given without request as being "assistance". This the the whole point of this discussion. To ask is to request assis
Author: "Paul J. Piercey" <p.piercey@nl.rogers.com>
Date: Mon, 4 Dec 2006 23:01:45 -0000
Kelly, That's a very interesting point. Be kinda crappy to be on just looking for a sweep and have someone ruin it by trying to help. Maybe that's why it isn't forbidden in the rules. 73 -- Paul VO1H
the switch Ward (or whoever said it) might be mistaken. I've never seen any rule which prohibits such a maneuver. 73, de Hans, K0HB -- "Everything not specifically prohibited is mandatory." ________
I think the key phrase here is "You tune around ..." You bet. There will always be someone who wants to "help", and the single op can't control that. They can however, control how they react. If you
ORIGINAL MESSAGE: -- REPLY FOLLOWS -- I would. I had a string of six sweeps in a row and the next year I missed NNY section. There is now a huge gap in my lineup of mugs. Ruined my life. :-) Bill, W6
ORIGINAL MESSAGE: -- REPLY FOLLOWS -- You found him without assistance, so work him. You're in the clear. Incidentally, the ARRL White Paper covers this very circumstance. It says anything you causal
Author: "Paul J. Piercey" <p.piercey@nl.rogers.com>
Date: Tue, 5 Dec 2006 19:20:24 -0000
So, if you happen to overhear someone tell someone else that VY1JA is on 14265 in the last 10 minutes of the contest and you still need that one for the sweep, you'll shut your rig off because, even
ORIGINAL MESSAGE: -- REPLY FOLLOWS -- According to the ARRL White Paper on contest practices, anything overheard on the air and not directed to you personally does not change your unassisted status.