[CQ-Contest] Another angle on assisted versus "being helped"

[Bill Turner]

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On Tue, 5 Dec 2006 19:20:24 -0000, "Paul J. Piercey"
 <p.piercey at nl.rogers.com> wrote:

>So, if you happen to overhear someone tell someone else that VY1JA is on
>14265 in the last 10 minutes of the contest and you still need that one for
>the sweep, you'll shut your rig off because, even though you may have
>eventually found him on your own, you now know *exactly* where he is through
>a random comment so it wouldn't feel the same as truly getting it on your
>own? You still gotta work him. Ever heard some of J's pileups? Are you sure
>you'd get through right away... or within 10 minutes?

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According to the ARRL White Paper on contest practices, anything
overheard on the air and not directed to you personally does not
change your unassisted status. Go ahead and work him.

Only when someone alerts you directly and personally does it become
assisted. Even then, if you disregard the info, you remain unassisted.

Bill, W6WRT