Richard,
No, not all guest operators. Only those who have a station engineer at
their disposal. In my opinion, that is more assistance than packet
spots (speaking as an experienced Assisted operator.)
73,
Barry
Richard L. King wrote:
> Barry, it was not my hyperbole, but rather, a question to get
> clarification of what you said before.
>
> Now I am reading that you think that all guest operators would have to
> be classified as "assisted". Do I have it now?
>
> If so, I still don't see it as being the same level of help as getting
> packet spots.
>
> 73, Richard - K5NA
>
> At 23:30 12/21/2006, Barry wrote:
>> The wife bringing the sandwich was a bit of hyperbole, but the guest
>> op/pit crew scenario wasn't.
>> It's one thing to have a meal delivered. It's another to have the
>> resident station engineer swap out parts, fix a rotor, etc.
>>
>> As has been said many times before, there is no way to equalize the
>> competition and there never will be (unless the contest is run on
>> Morse Runner.)
>>
>> 73,
>> Barry
>>
>> Richard L. King wrote:
>>>
>>> Are you saying that using packet is the same thing as your wife
>>> bringing you a sandwich.
>>>
>>> Sorry, I just don't see that.
>>>
>>> The trouble is that this subject can be nitpicked to death. There are
>>> just too many "help" scenarios that can be thought up and you
>>> can't
>>> logically group them into the "using packet" class, whatever
>>> name it
>>> goes by. Using packet is very different and really helps my score,
>>> while a sandwich does nothing for my score.
>>>
>>> Though I sometimes feel there are too many categories these days, if
>>> it encourages more activity I am OK with it.
>>>
>>> And I don't think anything anyone says here will cause the
>>> "assisted"
>>> and "unassisted" categories to be combined. Nor will it create
>>> rules
>>> saying a single-op has to operate from a sealed room.
>>>
>>> Happy holidays.
>>>
>>> 73, Richard - K5NA
>>>
>>> At 11:39 12/21/2006, Barry wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>> The definition of Assisted only refers to using a spotting network.
>>>> However, I see no difference between SOA and SO/guest op or an SO with a
>>>> "pit crew." True single op is single op. Single op
>>>> with helpers to
>>>> prepare meals, fix equipment problems, etc., is not single op, IMO.
>>>> 73,
>>>> Barry
>>>>
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>>>> Barry Kutner, W2UP
>>>> Newtown, PA
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>>
>> Barry Kutner,
>> W2UP
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>> PA
>>
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