[CQ-Contest] Non-Mult Assistance ???

[Paul J. Piercey]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com 
> [mailto:cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Eric Hilding
> Sent: December 5, 2006 20:53
> To: cq-contest at contesting.com
> Subject: [CQ-Contest] Non-Mult Assistance ???
> 
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: "kr2q at optonline.net"
> FINALLY.....
> As I hope is becoming obvious, the REAL SOLUTION is to never 
> offer "over the air" assistance because you are putting the 
> "other guy" in ethical trouble....geniune dilemma:  ignore it 
> and possibly lose the mult (bad) or USE it and have to CHANGE 
> CATEGORIES to assisted/unlimited
> ---------------------------
> 
> OK...what about these scenarios that don't directly involve 
> the "Mult" issue:
> 
> 1.  The de facto standard for signal reports is 5NN.  During 
> the 160m contest, I sent one person 595 because his signal 
> sounded like crap.  Does this mean I was providing 
> "assistance" alerting him to a problem with his transmitter 
> (or most likely amplifier)?
> 
> 2.  If someone's audio sounds like crap during a Phone 
> contest and I tell them, am I also providing "assistance" 
> that could improve that person's score if he or she fixes the problem?
> 
> 3. If I hear an weak PVRC station repeatedly calling CQ 
> during SS with no answers 'cuz he's getting clobbered by a 
> loud W5 he can't hear (but I want to be an NCCC "Good Guy" 
> and spare him additional agony of  unanswered CQ's), if I 
> tell him he's getting clobbered by a loud W5, am I providing 
> "assistance"?


Interesting. Here's another one.

Rule 2.1 of the ARRL General Rules for Contests Below 30MHz states:

	Single Operator: One person performs all the transmitting,
receiving, and logging functions as well as equipment and antenna
adjustments.

If you are operating in the contest and your next-door neighbour drops by
and tells you that one of your wires had let go on one end but he slung it
back up for you, I guess he's now a part of your Multi-Op team.

73 -- Paul VO1HE