[CQ-Contest] ZoneProp REMINDER

[Paul J. Piercey]

Yeah, Kelly, I gotta agree. That's like using a greyline map being called
assistance. This stuff is getting ridiculous now. You and Syl are right
about the contest sponsors being the final authority on the matter but, as
well, they ALL need to be consistent in their rulings.


73 -- Paul VO1HE  

> -----Original Message-----
> From: cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com 
> [mailto:cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Kelly Taylor
> Sent: November 25, 2006 02:16
> To: Guy Molinari; VE5ZX; CQ-Contest Reflector
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] ZoneProp REMINDER
> 
> Isn't this just an extension of the "If your wife brings you 
> a sandwich, you better enter as assisted" argument?
> 
> I see nowhere in the rules is there a prohibition on 
> accessing propagation information. Nor do I, in my 25 years 
> of ham radio, perceive any suggestion that the ephemeral 
> "spirit" of contesting forbids it. (The only POSSIBLE 
> exception, and it would be a stretch, IMHO, is the WW DX 
> rules that say use of DX alterting assistance of any kind 
> places the op in the assisted class. 
> Whether that's to mean propagation intelligence we'll have to 
> wait and see.)
> 
> I also see nowhere in here any suggestion that ZoneProp 
> provides specific frequency information nor provides any 
> guarantee that if it says there should be a path to VR6, 
> there will be a VR6 there to work.
> 
> Indeed, it can't even guarantee that if conditions suggest 
> there SHOULD be a path that there actually WILL be a path.
> 
> Also, at the levels where this MIGHT make the slightest bit 
> of difference, I suspect the operators are too busy juggling 
> both radios and already KNOW what's open where anyway.
> 
> Yes, the rules PROHIBIT using non-amateur means of 
> communication TO SOLICIT QSOs. They do not contain a blanket 
> prohibition on use of non-amateur means for the duration of 
> the contest for any reason.
> 
> Syl, however, is right: the ONLY opinions that matter belong 
> to the various contest sponsors. I await their judgment.
> 
> 73, kelly
> ve4xt
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Guy Molinari" <guy_molinari at hotmail.com>
> To: "VE5ZX" <ve5zx at hotmail.com>; "CQ-Contest Reflector" 
> <cq-contest at contesting.com>
> Sent: Friday, November 24, 2006 2:10 PM
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] ZoneProp REMINDER
> 
> 
> > Nice work Syl, shouldn't here be a prominent message 
> reminding everyone 
> > that they are in the assisted category if they use ZoneProp?
> >
> > 73 - Guy, N7ZG
> >
> >
> >
> >> From: ve5zx at hotmail.com> To: cq-contest at contesting.com> 
> Date: Fri, 24 Nov 
> >> 2006 12:11:26 -0600> Subject: [CQ-Contest] ZoneProp 
> REMINDER> > ZoneProp> 
> >>  > Zone to Zone Propagation information will be available 
> for the CQWW cw 
> >> from> Radio Sport Canada> 
> http://www.radiosport.ca/zoneprop/> > ZoneProp 
> >> uses an widely accepted propagation engine to determine 
> the band on> 
> >> which a contestant in one CQ DX zone is likely to be able 
> to contact a> 
> >> contestant in another CQ DX zone taking into account the current 
> >> geomagnetic> activity.> > ZoneProp produces a 40 zone by 
> 40 zone matrix 
> >> that is updated hourly at> approximately 20 minutes past 
> the hour. The 
> >> intersection between a row and> column gives the band on which a 
> >> contestant in the zone represented by the> row is mostly 
> likely able to 
> >> contact an contestant in the zone represented> by the 
> column.> > The zone 
> >> numbers in the left hand column are clickable. Once> clicked the 
> >> information for that zone is displayed in isolation above 
> a map> of C
> > Q DX zones. The pages are refreshed every 10 minutes in 
> order to capture> 
> > hourly updates of the matrix> > For technical details see> 
> > http://www.radiosport.ca/zoneprop/manual.php> > ZoneProp is 
> designed for 
> > high speed Internet access using IE 6/7 or a recent> 
> release of FireFox. 
> > It has not been tested in other browsers or on slow> speed 
> (e.g. dialup) 
> > Internet access.> > Syl> > Sylvan Katz - VE5ZX> Saskatoon, SK> > 
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