[CQ-Contest] The Skimmer Rule Challenge

[Julius Fazekas]

Hi Randy,

I'm not a lawyer and don't even play one on TV... This
is my suggestion for defining the SO categories.
Perhaps renaming the categories SO Bare Bones and SO
High Tech might eliminate some of the holdouts one way
or another... Honestly, I think the whole debate is
rather semantical. 

I can see arguments both ways, allowing skimmer for
all SO categories. Skimmer may help me not to copy
A61HZ when it is really AB1HZ, but to my way of
thinking that is assistance. Even with SCP, one still
has to copy the other station correctly.

Anyway, here's my wording:

2.1.Single Operator: One person performs all
transmitting, receiving, and logging functions as well
as equipment and antenna adjustments.

2.1.1.Use of spotting assistance (including band
mapping hardware and/or software that provides call
and/or exchange information) or nets (operating
arrangements involving other individuals, DX-alerting
nets, packet, Internet, etc) is not permitted.

******************************************************

2.2.Single Operator Assisted: One person performs all
transmitting, receiving, and logging functions as well
as equipment and antenna adjustments.

2.2.1.Use of spotting assistance (including band
mapping hardware and/or software that provides call
and/or exchange information) or nets (operating
arrangements involving other individuals, DX-alerting
nets, packet, etc) not physically located at the
station is permitted. 

73,
Julius
n2wn

--- Randy Thompson <k5zd at charter.net> wrote:

> OK guys, we are seeing lots of great discussion and
> opinion about the
> skimmer.  Also calls for the rule making process to
> be transparent.
> However, we aren't seeing a lot of proposals or
> discussion about what the
> rule should actually be!
> 
> Here is your assignment.  Propose new rule wordings
> for single op and single
> op assisted that are simple, easily
> understood/translated to multiple
> languages, will be widely accepted by the contest
> community, and makes it
> clear what the difference is between assistance and
> not assistance. Oh, and
> it needs to apply equally for SSB, CW, and RTTY.
> 
> You have 30 days. Go.
> 
> 
> Randy, K5ZD
>  

Julius Fazekas
N2WN

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