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From: <kr2q@optonline.net>
> Not sure why there are so many posts about "assisted."
> It is in the rules.
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> Look under the definition of SINGLE OP. It says, "Those
> stations at which one person performs all of the operating,
> logging, and spotting functions."
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> This is not hard stuff.
Here's some hard stuff not covered by the rules.
1. My buddy calls on 10m to tell me the band is open
to the Pacific - no spots, just general advice. I
turn the beam and, sure enough, pick up a few mults.
That's single-op assisted in my book. Is it covered
in the CQ definition? I say "no", because I'm the
only operator. Others may say it is covered - but
so long as there is wriggle room, some people will
interpret the rules as they prefer - and with a
clear conscience.
2. I check with a real-time scoreboard and see that
other stations in my category are doing much better
on 40m - so I do something about it. Again, that's
single-op assisted in my book, and it's not covered
in the CQ definition.
3. I run some propagation software with the latest
data accessed in real-time from the internet. It
tells me to expect a long-path opening, right now,
to JA from my QTH. Guess what - it's right!
That's why I proposed the term "external assistance"
http://lists.contesting.com/pipermail/cq-contest/2006-November/071164.html
in an attempt to catch any practices not specifically
addressed under "operating, logging and spotting".
73,
Paul EI5DI
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