[CQ-Contest] Single Op Unassisted - Propagation Assistance?

[K0HB]

> [Original Message]
> From: Tim Duffy K3LR <k3lr at k3lr.com>

>
> I am curious what this group thinks concerning the use of the Internet for
> single op unassisted stations? Do you think it is within the spirit of the
> rules to obtain real-time propagation data (or any other data) from
Internet
> sites during the contest period if you are single-op unassisted? 
>

As you know, Tim, I'm very much a "boy and his radio" kind of contester.  

In that mindset, any information which doesn't reach me via my
antenna-connector/headset route doesn't belong in the shack.

Having said that, I'd have to wonder what sort of Radioman, with his head
inside the band, would need to consult an internet site for propagation
information?

73, de Hans, K0HB