[CQ-Contest] Rule Change Debate on Skimmer

[w5ov at w5ov.com]

Tor,

What you describe is SO2R - not assistance.

If you listen to 10 receivers yourself, you are doing it.

73,

Bob W5OV




>
>> Using Skimmer would not be cheating, but it clearly is assistance.
>>
>> The CQWW rules are quite clear when it says "The use of DX alerting
>> assistance of any kind places the station in the Single Operator
>> Assisted
>> Category".
>>
>> It does not specify that the assistance has to come from another
>> "person".
>
> Bogus argument.
>
> If I park a 2nd receiver on another band while calling cq on band #1
> (standard
> SO2R) that clearly gives me  "DX alerting assistance" of  another kind as
> well.
>
> They clearly mean from other operators.
>
> Tor
> N4OGW
>
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