[CQ-Contest] self help during contest

[kr2q at optimum.net]

I don't think it is a loop-hole at all.  Multi-ops, as far as I know, have ALWAYS had the
ability and option to have more than one op per operating frequency.  In other words,
if N2AA is running on 7001, it was not uncommon to have two ops listening to 7001.  

I know that I did that when I was M/M.  It was not uncommon for each of the two ops to
either share the callsign that "they" copied (and it was always amazing to me how two
guys would copy separate stations), or they could "help" each other to get a single callsign
right.  When the pile up is that big, there are plenty of calls to copy and having two heads
copying just keeps things boiling at a higher rate.

I haven't done M/M in about 20 years, but isn't this still a reasonable practice for multi-ops?

de Doug KR2Q

----- Original Message -----
From: Ed K1EP 
Date: Monday, December 8, 2008 11:39 am
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] self help during contest
To: wc1m at msn.com, kr2q at optimum.net, cq-contest at contesting.com

> So in that vain, in a MM, you could a non-operator as a 
> "reviewer". He or she would review the recorded audio for any 
> questionable QSO that was flagged by an op. The op could 
> continue to 
> op and the reviewer would make any corrections to the log. As 
> long 
> as it takes place during the 48 hours, it would be legal. I am 
> NOT 
> suggesting this be done, but it is a "loophole" within the rules.