[CQ-Contest] Preview of CQWW Rules 2015

[XV4Y (Yan)]

Hi John,

If it does not provide any competitive advantage, I think it's a good reason to withdraw it for the authorized devices.

About the "less proficient operators", they can still enjoy the contest with a CW decoder, but participating in the so called ASSISTED category.
Radio contesting is first about challenging our "Operating skills", if something is leveling those skills, that's what I call an assistance.

The "competitive advantage" is very subjective.
By example, in CQ WW, being located in SE Asia, far from Europe and North America, I can consider that 1KW does not offer a "competitive advantage" against the 100W operators located in Cyrpus or the Middle-East (still in Asia like me, but with far better propagation than I).

73,
Yan.
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> So using a CW Decoder now puts you in the assisted category? I do not see
> any competitive advantage to using one and it allows less proficient
> operators to enjoy the contest. Will a RTTY decoder be allowed in CQWW RTTY?
> Certainly using Super Check Partial or prefills offers more assistance than
> a CW decoder.
> 
> John KK9A