[CQ-Contest] Assisted or not assisted question (yet again)

[Vladimir Sidarau]

Listening to traditional beacon does not differ from listening to other 
stations just tuning down the band. But using the RBN includes:
- an Internet access
- sending commands (a filter for a particular call-sign) to the RBN network, 
i.e. requesting an assistance from RBN
- sending a CQ
- receipt of actually RST reports from several remote receivers (actually 
with with R and T omitted, but it is still RST).
Traditional beacons don't assess other signals and don't send RST reports 
around.

73,

Vladimir VE3IAE

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Radio K0HB" <kzerohb at gmail.com>
To: "RT Clay" <rt_clay at bellsouth.net>; <cq-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2012 2:45 PM
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Assisted or not assisted question (yet again)


> The builder/operator of a traditional beacon is just as much an 
> "assistant"
> as the builder/operator of a reverse beacon.
>
> 73, de Hans, K0HB
>
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: RT Clay
>
> Just listening for beacon stations to see if a band is open is ok however
> because no one is helping you.
>
>
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