[CQ-Contest] Being "Assisted"

[Zack Widup]

HOW in the WORLD does watching the WEATHER provide you with "call sign
or multiplier identification along with frequency information about a
signal to the operator" ?

Maybe I shouldn't watch TV over a digital line during a contest, either?

73, Zack W9SZ


On 5/10/15, n1cc at jlaporta.com <n1cc at jlaporta.com> wrote:
> CQWW DX Rules say:
>
> VIII. DEFINITIONS OF TERMS:
>
> 1.  Station location: .
>
> 2.  QSO alerting assistance: The use of any technology or other source that
> provides call sign or multiplier identification along with frequency
> information about a signal to the operator. ...

>
> CQ WPX Rules say:
>
> IX. DEFINITIONS OF TERMS:
>
> 1.     Station location: .
>
> 2.     QSO alerting assistance:  The use of any technology or other source
> that provides call sign or multiplier identification along with frequency
> information to the operator. ...

>
>
>
> ARRL General Contest Rules say:
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> HF Contests - General Rules
>
> 1.  General Rules:  .
>
>
> 2.1.1. Use of spotting assistance or nets (operating arrangements involving
> other individuals, DX-alerting nets, packet, Internet, multi-channel
> decoders such as CW Skimmer, etc) is not permitted.
>
>
>
> Then, on a contest by contest ARRL elaborates:
>
>
>
>
> In the ongoing email discussion about Assisted I got the impression that
> non-ham or non-radio propagation connections are not forbidden.  In this
> same vein I spoke to Sean KX9X a few years ago about weather monitoring
> during contests.  Sean agreed with me that for safety reasons having a
> computer watching the RADAR live tracking at the same time as you are
> operating does not violate the non-assisted category.
>