[CQ-Contest] NAQP CW - Rules Changes Needed

[Edward Sawyer]

Hi Ken.  My point was referring to an HOA limited contester that thought assisted was helping him.  I dispute that.  Assisted is dumping him into all of the places where all the point and clickers are going.  Without a good signal, your rate drops as you fight the piles.  Way better to tune across and find the loudest signals and work those.

Ed  N1UR

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Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2021 4:49 PM
To: Edward Sawyer <EdwardS at advanced-conversion.com>; cq-contest at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] NAQP CW - Rules Changes Needed

Hi Ed,


You'll need to explain the statement:


"And as someone who ran 10 years low power, I can tell you that assisted provides ZERO help in S & P."


Strictly speaking, if you are operating assisted you are likely doing Point and Click (Smith & Wesson) on the spots.  That doesn't stop you from doing S&P otherwise, looking for stuff the RBN missed, but I don't think that's what you're saying. Or maybe it is.


As I said earlier, S&P in addition to P&C doesn't add much.  Just a few missed spots.


73,

Ken, AB1J

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From: Edward Sawyer <EdwardS at advanced-conversion.com<mailto:EdwardS at advanced-conversion.com>>
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Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] NAQP CW - Rules Changes Needed
I almost never enter NAQP officially because I don't typically have the time when it comes around to get serious.  Yet Vermont is a desired mult.  So I typically fire up the amp and just run for an hour or two as I did last weekend (about 80 mins).  Just to give out the mult.

Doesn't matter to me what the rules are.  I am just handing out mults.

If people like assisted, nothing prevents them from doing the same.

And as someone who ran 10 years low power, I can tell you that assisted provides ZERO help in S & P.  It does however help you "get found" with the skimmer.  But you don't have to enter assisted to get that benefit.

Ed  N1UR
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