[CQ-Contest] Determining ASSISTED vs NON-ASSISTED -- was: =>RE:Chea

[Igor Sokolov]

Bob,
Your explanation is not universal.
What about RTTY or PSK contests where "machine identifies every callsign"?

73, Igor UA9CDC
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob Naumann" <W5OV at W5OV.COM>
To: "'Joe'" <nss at mwt.net>; <cq-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2011 6:30 PM
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Determining ASSISTED vs NON-ASSISTED -- was: 
=>RE:Chea


> Joe,
>
> You've lost the focus on what single operator means.
>
> It means that one operator *locates AND identifies* every callsign that he
> puts in his log.
>
> No machine does it for him (local or remote makes no difference), nor any
> other person.
>
> When you focus on what single op means, it becomes very easy to see what
> should be considered as assisted.
>
> 73,
>
> Bob W5OV
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com
> [mailto:cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Joe
> Sent: Monday, September 26, 2011 10:41 AM
> To: cq-contest at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Determining ASSISTED vs NON-ASSISTED -- was: 
> =>RE:
> Chea
>
> I never understand why this is always soo hard.
>
> Assisted,
> Another person or machine OUTSIDE your station helped you make or find
> contacts.
>
> Machine INSIDE your station is just that station equipment Not assisted.
>
> Person INSIDE your station helps you is also not called Assisted,  but
> it IS called MULTIOP
>
> Joe WB9SBD
>
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> On 9/26/2011 4:54 AM, Marijan Miletic, S56A wrote:
>> EI5DI wrote: To this I say that anyone who needs a CW decoder has no
>> business being in a CW contest - because they don't know CW.
>>
>> I don't know Baudot code so I used PC decoder this fabulous CQ WW RTTY
>> weekend.  I built DH1TW type SDR IF adapter in my FT-1000MP in order to
>> "see" 20 kHz bandwidth.  I also wrote my own program to decode all RTTY
>> callsigns within BUT if I use it, I am "assisted".  By whom?
>>
>> I feel digitally "restricted" without Extreme class :-(  This is NOT good
>> for the best scientific hobby of 21st century as advertised by IARU.
>>
>> 73 de Mario, S56A, N1YU
>>
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