[CQ-Contest] All the Assisted ops, where do they all come from?

[Tom Osborne]

OK - I am running QRP and a station calls me running high power.

His signal is about S-1 or 2 so if he was running low power I might not
have heard him.  His HP helps me.

Does this now mean I have to change my class to HP because a HP station
called me?

Getting silly,huh!  73
Tom W7WHY



>
> On 5/23/2016 1:43:PM, Oliver Dröse wrote:
>
>> Hi Zack,
>>
>> My opinion FWIW: It depends on whether he ASKED to be spotted or not.
>>>
>>
>> Does not make a difference, see below.
>>
>> Stations that are assisted in the contest can spot whoever they wish; they
>>> have no idea of what category the station they are spotting is entering,
>>> and they do it of their own free will.
>>>
>>
>> Sure. Nonetheless it *is* helping the spotted station. Isn't that
>> assistance, too? ;-)
>>
>> Now, if the other station ASKED to
>>> be spotted, that's a whole different slant. I'd put him in the Assisted
>>> category in that case.
>>>
>>
>> Asking to be spotted is usually against the rules and base for a DQ
>> rather than a reclassification (for CQ WW see IX. General Rules, bullet 4).
>>
>> 73, Olli - DH8BQA
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