Being assisted, whether by ham radio means or by IM, is assisted in my book.
Single ops should not use this. For those who are assisted, or multi-ops, I
see no difference in this or any other cluster, or net arrangement.
The area that is blurred, is the distinction between amateur and non-amateur
"means". I haven't used RF to connect to a cluster in years. Is that in
violation of using non-amateur means?
N5NJ
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From: sawyered@earthlink.net
Date: 2004/02/19 Thu AM 10:37:07 CST
To: cq-contest@contesting.com
Subject: [CQ-Contest] Re: Contest IMing
Hard to imagine how the rules will cover this topic. The concept of unassisted
operating is really getting blurred on this concept. Is the thought that IMing
will also be considered "assisted"? Is the thought that the contest organizers
who can't seem to bring themselves to DQing self spotters are somehow going to
regulate live IM chatting going on real time with windows that close and leave
no trace.
Its probably going on now in fact. The old question of how much "power" is
legal into multiple monoband yagiis has been replaced with what is the
definition of a "spotting network" or "packet". Me and my buddies all in the
same IM window as someone says "hey, 10M is open to JA" isn't a spotting
network is it?
I used to be against it, but, with the internet development of "tools" like
this and the blatent lack of enforcement by contest sponsors of self spotting,
I am in favor of changing all of it to....just make sure you work the guy,
don't care how you found 'em or how he found you...just work 'em and move on.
Unassisted vs. Assisted is really becoming a joke.
Ed N1UR
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