[CQ-Contest] Assistance & Entry Status

[PAUL PIERCEY]

I disagree. If there is no provision in the rules governing the use of the cluster or "assistance" per se, then there would be no expectation that a single operator would enter as a multi-op as a matter of conscience. If the rules can't be followed then where does that leave us?


73 -- Paul VO1HE


----- Original Message ----
From: George Fremin III <geoiii at kkn.net>
To: Ron Notarius W3WN <wn3vaw at verizon.net>
Cc: cq-contest at contesting.com
Sent: Saturday, November 3, 2007 11:51:02 PM
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Assistance & Entry Status

On Sat, Nov 03, 2007 at 07:09:13PM -0400, Ron Notarius W3WN wrote:

> This contest does not have an "assisted" category.  The rules as they
> currently stand do not mention anything about the clusters or their use in
> any way, shape, or form.

What contest?


> I feel that by rights, since I had assistance via the cluster from other
> ops, I should enter as a Multi-Single.

You are correct, you should enter as multi-single.

> 
> A good friend (who is not on this reflector, AFAIK) who is not a "hard core"
> contester, at least not yet, tells me that I'm nuts, I should enter as
> Single Operator.  When I mention the cluster, his attitude is "who cares?
> Besides, everyone does it."  [I know, a bad attitude, but I'm working with
> him (he is yet young).]

He is wrong, not everyone does it.  Most people follow the rules
of most contests.  If this contest really does not talk about
packet at all - I guess you could enter as single op.


> Regardless... am I wrong in feeling that the right thing to do in this
> situation is to enter as M/S?

I do not think so.



-- 
George Fremin III - K5TR
geoiii at kkn.net
http://www.kkn.net/~k5tr


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