[CQ-Contest] The meaning of words

[Bob Naumann - N5NJ]

This situation is not one of "assistance".

You are calling CQ alone, within the limits of your category, and some
random guy comes along and answers your CQ.  You cannot control what
he tells you and in this case it happens to be information you need.
No problem.

To make the distinction, let's say that you told the guys at your club
meeting that you'd be operating on 3925 during the last two hours of
the contest and might need some help finding multipliers.  During this
time, one of your buddies tunes by 3925 and hears your request for VT.
He tunes up the band and finds WB1GQR and comes back to 3925 and tells
you.  This is an assisted situation.

The difference is subtle, but I think it's quite clear.

Robert E. Naumann
N5NJ / V26O
N5NJ at arrl.net
www.qsl.net/n5nj
Plano, TX  USA
ex KR2J, V26RN, W6V, WA2OVE
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Turner" <w7ti at jps.net>
To: "Ed Parish, K1EP" <k1ep at arrl.net>
Cc: <DougKR2Q at aol.com>; <cq-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2000 20:15
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] The meaning of words


>
> On Tue, 14 Nov 2000 08:18:52 -0500, Ed Parish, K1EP wrote:
>
> >I am in SS running unassisted.  I need VT.  I am CQ'ing away on
80M, "CQ SS, looking for VT".  Some random person comes on freq and
tells me unprovoked that there is a VT station calling CQ up 10 from
me.  Do I ignore his "assistance", use it and remain in the unassisted
category, or change categories to assisted?
> ----------------------------------------------------------
> If you use his "assistance", then you are assisted.  What else could
> it be?
>
> 73, Bill W7TI
>
>
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