That's not correct. In nearly every case, it ONLY refers to receiving information outside the contest bands/modes during the contest about the operation of other contest stations. That means spots,
N0AX wrote: "The word "Assisted" is too broad. That's why the ARRL is gradually changing over to the word "Unlimited" so that this misdirected argument about "assistance" doesn't come up over and ove
I think that we can all agree, without danger of bifurcating follicle products, that the transfer of such information is >operating< assistance. So I stand on my definition which you have quoted belo
As a definition of what we consider to be Assisted, to become Unlimited, this is a good start. One significant omission to the definition, as it stands, is skimmer which is an internal CW decoder. Th
Maybe so, but that wasn't the question - which was about what differentiated the category of "Single-Op Assisted" from "Single-Op". The definition of Single-Op vs Multi-Op is where the follicle split
Aren't there shampoos that take care of that problem? 73, Zack W9SZ _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailm
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 t
My thoughts on Assisted, Any assistance that came to you by the help of someone else helping. Spotting of any kind, is help provided to you by someone else. you had that person show you where that co
I'm not so sure this is true.. I think most of us would agree that use of Skimmer *does* put us in the Unlimited category -- it's fairly well spelled out in the rules. If I'm reading Hans' post of ye
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
Please cite SPECIFIC examples including pertinent details. Mike K9NW _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mai
I've used Skimmer in contests - in WAE CW which is allowed for any category single op and in IARU as part of a multi op. I cannot, for the life of me, imagine how ANYONE could consider Skimmer to NOT
Paul, Regardless of what you say, it is *not true* that there is *general agreement*. ARRL and the CQWW Contest Committee may have codified *their view* into the rules for their contests. That's fine
What a load of crapola. Contest log submissions are on the rise each and every year - with the skimmer stipulation in place. I regularly place in the top 10 and I was not advised or asked for input a
Joe, You are not finding the mults by yourself. You are reading where the stations are, then QSY there and call them. So in my opinion you are receiving an extra help. 73, Jorge CX6VM/CW5W --Mensaje
What is skimmer? It is a radio receiver hooked to a computer that decodes transmissions across an entire swath of frequencies at once. It is not an extra person and the data is not received from an e
Jorge, But no other *person* is finding them for you. Your argument could be used to prevent the use of history files and SCP ... you are not copying the exchange for yourself ... they are being furn
As one who remembers contesting before computers and before bandmaps, *ALL* of the things done by computer were game changers. How anyone can not consider computer logging, bandmaps, SCP, etc. anyth
Regardless of what you say, it is *not true* that there is *general agreement*. If you say so! I will try to be more specific in an attempt to reach agreement on this point. I expect you will concede