This is common practice in large M/M stations with multiple radios per band.
CT even has a "Partner" mode which allows the second-radio op to enter
his/her version of the call and have it displayed just below the entry box
on the screen of the run op.
73, Dick WC1M
> -----Original Message-----
> From: kr2q@optimum.net [mailto:kr2q@optimum.net]
> Sent: Monday, December 08, 2008 12:01 PM
> To: k1ep.list@gmail.com
> Cc: wc1m@msn.com; cq-contest@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] self help during contest
>
> I don't think it is a loop-hole at all. Multi-ops, as far as I know,
> have ALWAYS had the
> ability and option to have more than one op per operating frequency.
> In other words,
> if N2AA is running on 7001, it was not uncommon to have two ops
> listening to 7001.
>
> I know that I did that when I was M/M. It was not uncommon for each
> of the two ops to
> either share the callsign that "they" copied (and it was always
> amazing to me how two
> guys would copy separate stations), or they could "help" each other to
> get a single callsign
> right. When the pile up is that big, there are plenty of calls to
> copy and having two heads
> copying just keeps things boiling at a higher rate.
>
> I haven't done M/M in about 20 years, but isn't this still a
> reasonable practice for multi-ops?
>
> de Doug KR2Q
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Ed K1EP
> Date: Monday, December 8, 2008 11:39 am
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] self help during contest
> To: wc1m@msn.com, kr2q@optimum.net, cq-contest@contesting.com
>
> > So in that vain, in a MM, you could a non-operator as a
> > "reviewer". He or she would review the recorded audio for any
> > questionable QSO that was flagged by an op. The op could
> > continue to
> > op and the reviewer would make any corrections to the log. As
> > long
> > as it takes place during the 48 hours, it would be legal. I am
> > NOT
> > suggesting this be done, but it is a "loophole" within the rules.
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