[CQ-Contest] Rule Change Debate on Skimmer

[Sandy Taylor]

Hi Tor,

Sorry to disagree, but I think you're wrong.

If you park a second receiver on another band and listen to it, YOU are
doing the listening.

Anytime YOU are doing something, it's not assistance.

Skimmer is not you.

73, Kelly
Ve4xt

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Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Rule Change Debate on Skimmer


> 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