[CQ-Contest] SS Gentlemen's Agreement re: Assistance

[Bill Turner]

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On Fri, 8 Dec 2006 10:52:59 -0800 (PST), Mike Gilmer
 <n2mg at contesting.com> wrote:

>So...
>
>    OK: "CQ Contest, looking for VO1, looking for VO1, 
>          CQ Contest, looking for VO1, CQ..."
>Not OK: "CQ Contest, Anyone know where there's a VO1, 
>          CQ Contest..."
>
>Now *that* seems a rather ridiculous difference, but 
>I guess if it makes one feel better...
>
>73 Mike N2MG

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The difference is not ridiculous at all. In one case you are calling
CQ directly to the mult you want, in the other case you are asking a
third party who knows where the mult is to feed the info to you. A
huge difference. One involves third party assistance, the other does
not.

Bill, W6WRT