[CQ-Contest] Proposed new packet/assisted rule

[Simon Brown, HB9DRV]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John WA2GO" <xnewyorka at hotmail.com>

> The packet sysops shall maintain an "Opt Out" database of stations who
wish
> to NOT be spotted. In order to enter as Unassisted, a station must exist
in
> the Opt Out database continuously for the entire contest period. (Opting
out
> can be done by sending a command to the packet system, or perhaps sending
an
> email to a robot connected to the master Opt Out database, which would
> presumably be replicated to all packet nodes as needed.)
> If someone attempts to spot a station who has opted out of being spotted,
> the packet system shall ignore/drop the spot and not post it. (Optionally,
> it shall notify the spotter that the station has opted out - not sure if
> that is feasible or not.)
>

IMHO this is not feasible, I run a DX Spider node myself.

http://www.ham-radio.ch/dxc/

and

telnet://www.ham-radio.ch:7300/

If you don't want to learn how the technology works how on earth can you
believe that your suggestion is possible?

The good contest operators need no help.

Simon Brown
www.hb9drv.ch