[CQ-Contest] Real Time Scoreboards

[Hans K0HB]

K0RC says:

> In the real world, every operator is certainly "assisted" in one manner or another.

This definition may not strike a chord with everyone, but my definition of "not assisted" is that all information (pertinent to the contest) is gathered and developed by a single operator by his own on-the-air efforts and observations during the course of the contest.    This definition would obviously exclude spotting nets (packet, voice, or internet). 

I don't think it would exclude knowing the realtime score of other participants, but it WOULD exclude detailed logs or other running summaries which revealed hot bands, mults, or other "strategic intelligence" of other participants.

His wife bringing him snacks, the electric company delivering KWh, and the ionosphere reflecting his signals (or not) would NOT put him in the assisted category.  

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de Hans, K0HB