[CQ-Contest] Directed CQ (was SS Reminders)

William Q Meeker wqmeeker at iastate.edu
Sat Nov 3 10:51:50 EST 2007


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>Date: Fri, 02 Nov 2007 13:11:02 -0600
>From: Ken Adams K5KA <k5ka at earthlink.net>
>Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] SS Reminders
>To: cq-contest at contesting.com
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> > What if I'm calling "CQ VY1" and someone answers "VY1JA is at 14.005", am I
> > now "assisted"?
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>The key thing to ask yourself is "Am I receiving assistance from another
>human?".  If you call CQ for VY1 you might get lucky and have J call
>in.  If someone else tells you J is on 14.005 then you have a moral
>decision to make, as to whether or not you will act on this information.
>73, Ken K5KA



A reasonably likely event is that some one calling "CQ ND" repeatedly would 
eventually be spotted as "begging for ND" with a casual ND operator then 
providing the contact. Seems to me like receiving assistance from a human 
after asking for assistance. Assisted class?

Bill
K0KT








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