Hi... I think many (most?) folks are missing the point here (as I see it), so I'll spell it out. The RULES could be better crafted. So far, we have a bunch of mostly Americans debating about what th
Doug is onto something here, but he is still trying to define what "assisted" means, when we MUST define what single op means first! By specifically defining what a single operator is and does, one c
I'm agreeable to redefining the entire contest rules... from each contest... every time... so that there is absolutely no possible way for anyone, anywhere, to cheat.Yep... and you'll have to enter t
What about Morse code decoders or readers? I myself have no use for them (I can still copy about 55 wpm and my experiences with EME, etc. make me pretty good at pulling signals out of the noise) but
What if I find xx8xx on my own and he says 'I'm also listening on 7200', and I go work him. Does that make me assisted? I wouldn't have known he was there without him telling me, as I'm not using pac
Bob and all You left out that the single operator must also LOG his own contact. If he is using a program, that will be done automatically, but the operator cannot have assistance of someone who fill
This question comes up all the time. The answer is an emphatic *NO*. No one else can do something to change your entry category. _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing lis
I have yet to see any code reader work in a QRM situation. Give it just two signals and output is garbled mess. Yet even a person even with a meager skill at code at all will have no trouble. Till th
I'll go you one better. What if I find xx8xx on my own... a very short time later you tell me "hey, xx8xx is on yy.xxx," and someone overhears it. Am I "assisted" because someone tells me something,
Really?? Do you seriously think that makes you "assisted"?? If so, the rule crafters have a much larger and more complex task ahead of them than even I figured. Dave AB7E ____________________________