[CQ-Contest] Assisted or multi op.?

[Timothy Coker]

I'll be getting kicked to a checklog due to the 10 minute rule. I don't
really care as I wasn't competing. I was more interested in having fun
improving my cw skills and handing out points.

I also think there should be an assisted category.

Tim, N6WIN.

On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 5:12 AM, Pete Smith <n4zr at contesting.com> wrote:

> I think I probably did - I wasn't serious in any case.  Maybe I'll
> submit as a check log to make the point that they need an Assisted
> category.
>
> 73, Pete N4ZR
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> On 7/13/2010 7:37 AM, Jimk8mr at aol.com wrote:
> > If you enter as Multi-Single, I hope you followed the ten minute on a
> > band rule.  And that's ten minutes on the same mode as well as same band.
> > Off hand, I believe the ARRL contests where packet gets classed into
> > Multi-Single are single band contests where a 10 minute rule does not
> > exist.
> > There really is a big no-man's land in IARU for packet users.
> > 73  -  Jim  K8MR
> > In a message dated 7/13/2010 7:04:00 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> > n4zr at contesting.com writes:
> >
> >     It's sort of funny the way the rule is worded - as if using spotting
> >     assistance is shameful.  Several ARRL contests don't have a single-op
> >     assisted category, but they classify single op + packet as
> >     multi-single,
> >     just as IARU does, but without the pejorative tone.  I'm entering as
> >     multi-single.
> >
> >     73, Pete N4ZR
> >
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