[CQ-Contest] SS Reminders

[Zack Widup]

I always assumed "assisted" referred to being assisted by another person 
outside your station.  If you have fancy equipment like spectrum monitors, 
Wullenweber arrays, etc. on your site and use them, it's not assisted.

If you happen to have ESP to the level that you just know where the rare 
ones are, it isn't assisted. (I'd trade any number of 7800's for that!)
:-)

73, Zack W9SZ

On Fri, 2 Nov 2007, K0HB wrote:

> Since you sign your original post "Sweepstakes Contest Manager", I expect
> we can take that as an official answer.
>
> Now then, supposing I had an Icom 7800 (don't I wish!) and when operating
> at 14.025 I observed a persistent 'bump' on the band scope at 14.004.
> Investigating the 'bump', I found VY1JA.  Am I now assisted?  (Why, or why
> not?)
>
> 73, de Hans, K0HB
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>
>> [Original Message]
>> From: Ken Adams K5KA <k5ka at earthlink.net>
>> To: <k-zero-hb at earthlink.net>
>> Date: 11/2/2007 2:02:36 PM
>> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] SS Reminders
>>
>> K0HB wrote:
>>>> Operating Ethics:
>>>> If you ask someone where a rare section is transmitting (maybe VY1JA?)
>>>> then you are requesting assistance and are no longer in the single
>>>> operator category.
>>>>
>>>> 73, Ken K5KA
>>>> Sweepstakes Contest Manager
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> What if I'm calling "CQ VY1" and someone answers "VY1JA is at 14.005",
> am I
>>> now "assisted"?
>>>
>>> 73, de Hans, K0HB
>>>
>>>
>>
>> No, however, you now will need to make a moral decision as to whether or
>> not you should act on that information.  This is a gray area.
>> Have fun this weekend!
>>
>> 73, Ken K5KA
>
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