[UK-CONTEST] UK-Contest Digest, Vol 52, Issue 16

[David Ferrington]

Well, as a new contester, just getting started, perhaps I don't fully
understand the intention here.
But I would of thought using a cluster to help find stations was more
onerous than using something like Super Check Partial to identify any dups.

I used Super Check Partial in the last 2m contest I did, because its part of
the logging program and is used to check you haven't worked the call before.
I didn't use it to help complete the call.

I can understand some of the other objects and changes to the rules, but
don't see why a 'database' can't be used in some way.

The RSGB yearbook is a database, if not electronic, does this rule preclude
our use of that? What about the various callbooks available?

Super Check Partial would only give you the callsign, not location etc, I'm
not sure how many callbooks would give location. QRZ might well do so.


On 15/4/07 07:03, "uk-contest-request at contesting.com"
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> Message: 8
> Date: Sun, 15 Apr 2007 03:38:11 +0100 (BST)
> From: Roger Parsons <ve3zi at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] Revised Rule for the use of the DX Cluster
> in RSGB VHF/UHF Contests
> To: uk-contest at contesting.com
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> 
> Not sure whether this is new, or whether it applies to
> HF contests, but it seems to me to ban the use of
> 'super check partial' and similar....
> 
> "4k.    All information must be copied off air at the
> time of the QSO and on the band in use. Databases must
> not be used to fill in missing information."
> 
> At the risk of (re)opening a can of worms, I have
> never been able to understand the subtle distinction
> between (a) external assistance in real time during
> the contest from the cluster and (b) external
> assistance in real time during the contest from a
> database.
> 
> 73 Roger
> VE3ZI/G3RBP

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