[CQ-Contest] Why SuperCheckPartial makes you assisted

[Richard F DiDonna NN3W]

So by this measure, the following would make you assisted.

Watching the weather during the contest - because the forecast wasn't 
prepared by you.

Looking at your list of xxxxHQ stations in the IARU test.

Looking at NG3K's list of DXpeditions that you printed out before the 
contest.

Hell, if we're going to go down this road, then assistance means that 
N1MM and Wintest is having EVERYONE be assisted by populating the signal 
report field.

As others mentioned, the contest sponsors have defined assistance as 
information that gives you specific information regarding a frequency 
and the callsign of the individual on that frequency.

Having a list of calls is -not- providing assistance.  You still have to 
copy the call correctly and you still have to copy the exchange correctly.

Just because you heard NN3 and you're provided with a list of calls 
doesn't mean that its NN3W, NN3Q, NN2W, NN3RP, NN3V or NN3L.  You have 
to decide (correctly) based upon information what is correct.

73 Rich NN3W





On 11/24/2015 1:49 AM, David Gilbert wrote:
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> Disagree, Paul.
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> I too think SCP is inappropriate for Unassisted operation, because SCP
> uses information ... compiled by others ... gathered outside of
> the actual event.  Lots of folks will use the argument that you still 
> need
> to copy the callsign to avoid errors and make sure you got it right, but
> the fact is that you could rely almost exclusively on SCP to fill in the
> last half of every callsign and still do quite well in scoring. That to
> me is assistance.
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> Doesn't matter, though ... the rules are what the contest sponsors say
> they are until they decide differently.
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> 73,
> Dave   AB7E
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> On 11/23/2015 5:01 PM, Paul O'Kane wrote:
>> On 23/11/2015 21:14, Stu Phillips wrote:
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>>> Using Super Check Partial makes you assisted category in a contest.
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>> No - all relevant technology assists.  In essence, what distinguishes
>> "assisted" from "unassisted" is that you connect to external networks,
>> typically the cluster or RBN, to improve your score - benefiting from
>> real-time spotting information from other operators or from remote
>> receivers.
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>> When you're not connected (and not using CW skimmer), you're unassisted.
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>> Rather than Assisted and Unassisted, the terms should be Connected and
>> Unconnected.  Seems obvious to me :-)
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>>> For me going forward, I will submit my entries in the assisted
>>> category whenever I use Super Check Partial – its clear that it helps
>>> with accuracy and likely rate.
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>> Here are a few other things that help with accuracy and rate -
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>>   Contest Loggers
>>   CW and voice keyers.
>>   CTY.DAT for callsign identification.
>>   Automatic antenna switching.
>>   Filters
>>   Panadaptors
>>   Amps
>>   Antennas
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>> The list is endless - all relevant technology assists, and
>> SCP is no different (and very useful).  After all, it's
>> another reference file, freely available to all before the
>> contest and with no external updates during the contest.
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>> If anyone feels obliged to abstain from using SCP, wouldn't
>> the same argument apply to using CTY.DAT (from AD1C)?
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>> 73,
>> Paul EI5DI
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