[CQ-Contest] Is this assistance?

[Chuck Dietz]

As Ron said, you have to read the specific rules of each contest.
Generally, you have to get a current call sign + frequency to make it
assisted. Thus a spectrum scope usually only shows frequency, but, if it
also shows a call sign like a CW skimmer, it would be assisted.

Chuck W5PR

On Sat, Oct 28, 2017 at 9:13 PM, Rick <scruzan1 at gmail.com> wrote:

> And I have another question about DQ’s that I’ve never seen addressed. My
> radio has a spec A, does the fact I can see other signals to look at make
> me an assisted?
>
> On Sat, Oct 28, 2017 at 17:32 John Geiger <af5cc2 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Since we have been talking about contest DQs and the spirit of the rules
> > and such, here is something which I have wondered about.  Suppose I am
> > operating in a SSB contest, and I set up DX Summit to only show me CW
> > spots, because I am looking for a certain DXpedition (like 3C1L) or want
> to
> > look for new band or CW countries since I am not making a serious effort
> in
> > the contest.
> >
> > Would this put me in the assisted category?  I am not getting spots about
> > any particular station in general, at least not on stations in the SSB
> > contest.  I might, however get some information about which bands are
> open
> > to where.
> >
> > Or suppose I set up the cluster to only show WARC bands activity?
> >
> > 73 John AF5CC
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