[CQ-Contest] Assisted

[Jim George]

Agreed. Count me and my non-Internet shack in with the "keep unassisted" 
categories.
At least, prevent the spotting mechanisms for unassisted.
Fun is in the eye of the beholder.

Jim N3BB


At 08:18 PM 8/15/2018 -0400, Ron Notarius W3WN wrote:
>With all due respect, there are those of us who (at least some of the time)
>prefer the challenge of going without technological aids (ie, choose to
>forgo "assisted" or "unlimited").
>
>There is still the simple pleasures of "a boy and his radio" (with all due
>respect to Hans, and no disrespect intended towards operators who are not
>boys) to be considered.
>
>Besides... when you work me on the air, in most contests (SS being one
>exception, of course) how do you know if I am running "assisted" or not?  As
>long as we make the contact, what difference does it make during the event?
>How is my choice to not run assisted taking away from you having "more fun"?
>I do not follow your logic.
>
>73, ron w3wn
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: CQ-Contest [mailto:cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of
>Larry via CQ-Contest
>Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2018 3:39 PM
>To: Mike Smith VE9AA
>Cc: cq-contest at contesting.com
>Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Assisted
>
>Unassisted is an antiquated contest catagory. It should be eliminated. I
>have heard all of the arguments in favor of keeping it and, in my opinion
>none make any sense.
>
>Let's all be assisted and have more fun!
>
>Just my two cents.
>
>Larry
>N7DD
>
>Sent by Larry
>
>On Aug 15, 2018, at 12:41 PM, Mike Smith VE9AA <ve9aa at nbnet.nb.ca> wrote:
>
>Pretty much *anything* can be considered "assistance" if you take it to the
>extreme.
>
>There are a lot of extremists on this list.
>
>
>
>EX: You put on fresh underwear before you sat down to operate and now feel
>great and thus so you're at a distink<sic> advantage over Mr. Stinky Drawers
>across town who's washing machine broke down a week ago.
>
>
>
>Look guys..when it gets down to it..anything that can provide callsign and
>frequency information
>
>(IE: ZS1ABC is on 14.001) in more or less real time can be considered true
>'assistance'.
>
>
>
>Those who bellyache about SCP crack me up. If I type in K1Z and K1ZM and
>K1ZZ (and 24 2-letter other combos) (way more if it maybe was a 3 letter
>sfx) come up on my "Super Check Partial" box, there is no way that is going
>to make the decision as to who it was I just heard.  Only thing that will
>decide that is my brain.
>
>
>
>Since I am not a touch typist, the SCP just saves me a little typing here
>and there.
>
>
>
>Now everyone go put on their (fresh) big boy pants and get back to the
>radio.
>
>
>
>Mike VE9Assistance Assistance.
>
>
>
>Mike, Coreen & Corey
>
>Keswick Ridge, NB
>
>
>
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