[CQ-Contest] ARRL DX contest and assisted rule

[Mike Fatchett]

As a packet cluster node owner I am always logged on.  My work computer
located 10 miles away from the shack is usually always logged in too.

Logging into the cluster during the day to work dx on the highbands is not a
big deal to me.

It comes down to your own honesty anyway as you can get all the spots you
want and never log into a single cluster with all the web pages that show
spots.

Mike W0MU 

-----Original Message-----
From: cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com
[mailto:cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Robert Chudek - KØRC
Sent: Thursday, December 07, 2006 1:47 PM
To: cq-contest at contesting.com
Subject: [CQ-Contest] ARRL DX contest and assisted rule

A similar scenario came to my attention last weekend during the 160m CW
contest. I was running unassisted. But during daylight on Saturday and
Sunday I wanted to pick up some new entities in the TARA RTTY contest. I
would want to run with packet in TARA. This is a similar situation to what
John, W5TD described in his message.

But what really got me was this... I was using N1MM during the 160m contest.
I shut that program down and started up DXLab Suite so I could check my RTTY
standings. Well I didn't think about the logger automatically logging me
into the spotting network. So it did. An innocent "mistake"!

Now, under very strict guidelines, the ARRL contest branch could check and
see I had logged into a spotting network, compare that to my claim of
un-assisted category in my submitted log, and change my category. I doubt
this will happen.

There comes the time when your conscience really guides you in
interpretation. I'm sure we can continue to dream up hundreds of scenarios
which create "catch-22" situations like this. But it all boils down to
individuals using "sportsman like conduct" and understanding "contest
sponsor decisions are final".

73 de Bob - KØRC in MN

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Message: 4
Date: Wed, 6 Dec 2006 07:55:35 -0800 (PST)
From: John Geiger <johngeig at yahoo.com>
Subject: [CQ-Contest] ARRL DX contest and assisted rule
To: cq-contest at contesting.com
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Here is another issue related to the "assisted vs non-assisted" rules for
different contests.  In the ARRL DX contests coming up next year, I am
thinking of entering as a single band entry: 15 meters, low power.
 I have entered in the category before, and know that I can make QSOs on
other bands and include them in the log.

Now here is my question:  I am getting close to finishing up 5BDXCC, just
needing 5 more countries on 80 meters.  After 15 closes and I go to 80 for
QSOs, can I use the cluster spots there (for that band only) and not change
my 15 meter entry to assisted?  I would not be using internet spots for 15
meters while operating there-only on the one band I am not using for points.

73s John W5TD
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