[CQ-Contest] OMG...another post on....ASSISTED? Yes (sorry)

[Alfred J. Frugoli (KE1FO)]

Yes, but read the whole rule:

Use of spotting assistance or nets (operating arrangements involving other individuals,DX-alerting nets, packet, etc) not physically located at the station is permitted

You're friend stopping by is "physically located at the station".  So you're not assisted, you're multi-op.  (I don't think my last post was clear, I wasn't saying the person wasn't assisted, just that single op assisted wasn't the right category).

73 de Al, KE1FO



kr2q at optonline.net wrote:
> Sure sounds like, "use of spotting assistance" to me.
>
> de Doug KR2Q
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Alfred J. Frugoli (KE1FO)" 
> Date: Monday, December 4, 2006 10:52 pm
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] OMG...another post on....ASSISTED? Yes (sorry)
> To: kr2q at optonline.net, Cq-Contest Reflector 
>
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>> I don't see how having somebody "stop by" is clearly defined. 
>> Rule 
>> 2.2.1 states "not physically located at the station". Rule 2.2 
>> talks 
>> about transmitting, receiving, logging and adjustments. A 
>> friend who 
>> stops by and tells you that 10M is open to EU, or VY1JA is on 
>> 21035 is 
>> not transmitting, receiving, logging or adjusting, and he's at 
>> your 
>> site. How is that clear in the rules? Is it in the spirit of 
>> the 
>> rules? Not in my opinion - but definitely not clear in the rules.
>>
>> 73 de Al, KE1FO
>>
>> kr2q at optonline.net wrote:
>>
>> 2.2.Single Operator Assisted: One person performs all 
>> transmitting, receiving, and logging functions as well as 
>> equipment and antenna adjustments.
>>
>> 2.2.1.Use of spotting assistance or nets (operating arrangements 
>> involving other individuals,
>> DX-alerting nets, packet, etc) not physically located at the 
>> station is permitted. 
>>
>> [end snip]
>>
>> Having somebody "stop by" and give you information that you 
>> later USE, is clearly defined.
>> There is nothing about your intent, nothing about solicitation, 
>> only something about USE
>> of SPOTTING ASSISTANCE.
>>
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