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> From: cq-contest-bounces@contesting.com
> [mailto:cq-contest-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Tree
> Sent: December 4, 2006 18:47
> To: cq-contest@contesting.com
> Subject: [CQ-Contest] Another angle on assisted versus "being helped"
>
>
> Back "in the good old days" of contesting, if you were not
> lucky enough to have a VE8 or VE1 call you, you had to decide
> if you wanted to stop CQing and go into S&P mode to find one.
> Knowing when and where to look for one were "trade secrets"
> and sometimes you would find people asking a VE8 who was on
> SSB for a QSO on CW (using CW - down below the 14200 USA band
> edge of that time).
>
Now I'm confused. A few weeks ago I believe it was Ward N0AX who stated that
contacts could not be made using a mode not included in the contest for the
purposes of arranging contacts for the contest; for example... while
operating in a SSB contest, checking into a CW net to get stations to switch
to SSB for contest contacts. I assume you are referring to a multi-mode
contest.
> "Assisted" to me - means that someone - other than yourself -
> gave you information during the contest that told you
> specifically where a missing multiplier was. You were given
> help in spotting. This is exactly the same information that
> you would be given if you were watching packet.
>
"Assisted" to me is when you set out to be assisted, by connecting to a
spotting network or recruiting a legion of minions to cruise the bands
looking for mults for you. Again, it comes down to the rules, which only
mentions spotting networks... nothing else.
> The reason that we don't allow packet in "unassisted" is that
> many of us want to perserve a cateogry that rewards the
> operator for being able to find the missing multipliers
> efficiently. We do not want this category to be diluted with
> people getting their clean sweeps with "help" from people on
> their frequency.
>
> Put yourself in this position of a hypothetical case - you
> work long and hard and you finally get within 15 QSOs of
> beating WP3R in the SS contest. You spent 20 minutes of run
> time searching for a VO1 on 15 meters - and you found one -
> which cost you 20 QSOs. On the other hand, WP3R had someone
> perform a random act of kindness and tell him where to find
> his last multiplier - so that he didn't have to sacrifice any
> of his run time to find it.
>
> How has that person not assisted him in spotting?
>
> Would you feel that this was fair?
I said it before and I'll say it again... radiosport is NOT fair.
But I must say I do like being one of the "wanted few" as a VO1 :)
73 -- Paul VO1HE
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