[UK-CONTEST] SO or is it SO

[Clive GM3POI]

Agreed  Roger, that seems to be the way things are going. However my 
point is that Contest organisers should clearly show that assistance is 
permitted or not in there SO category, as this clearly alters your 
approach as to how you operate a contest. Or perhaps not even entering, 
as some have done with the likes of WAE.
	Whichever way SO moves it should be spelt out in the rules to avoid any 
mistakes, and default set to assisted in all software is a start, also 
the same applies to on-line log uploads.
73 Clive GM3POI BTW "Classic" might confuse non English speakers it 
would be better to have a new SOA standard Category and name.

On 07/08/2011 15:24, Roger Western wrote:
> Contest organisers are reacting to the growing trend over recent years
> towards use of assistance, i.e. DX Cluster, further encouraged recently by
> RBN. Reverse logic: instead of Assistance being the exception to the rule it
> is nowadays non-Assisted that is the minority. When CQWW asks: "Were you
> indeed non-Assisted?" some two-thirds reply that they were Assisted, sorry
> for the mistake. A number of disqualifications have resulted. Minor steps
> might help: for example set the Cabrillo default to Assisted so that
> non-Assisteds have to edit the change, rather than the other way around.
>
> Maybe we could rename 'Single Operator' as 'Single Operator Classic', to
> more clearly define this category as non-Assisted. Note that an in-shack
> Skimmer is NOT outside assistance - it is just clever technology. For
> contests which do not differentiate then Assisted is the norm nowadays. In
> many cases Assistance it does not give competitive advantage. It's often
> referred to as 'Single Operator Distracted'. So, it's really about
> enjoyment, within the rules: the current default (non-Assisted) bans use of
> tools which add to the fun for many!
> 73 de Roger/G3SXW.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ken Chandler
> Sent: Sunday, August 07, 2011 12:57 PM
> To: Clive GM3POI
> Cc: UK-Contest at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] SO or is it SO
>
> Ummm, thats not good info Clive, wish you posted this earlier!!! I put in a
> serious effort for nothing then.
> Why o why not state this in the rules, nothing what so ever on rbn skimmer
> use.
> No point in sending in my log now I guess!!
> Nearly 800 QSO's unassisted category or so i thought....not happy.
>
> Ken..G0ORH
>
> Sent from my iPhone
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> On 7 Aug 2011, at 12:32, Clive GM3POI<gm3poi2 at btinternet.com>  wrote:
>
>> It appears that a number of organisers of Contests are changing the
>> meaning of SO as a category. Yesterday saw the EU Hf Championships held
>> by the SCC see: http://lea.hamradio.si/~scc/euhf/euhfcrules.htm
>>     It appears that in this contest you are allowed to use the cluster and
>> RBN/Skimmer (I got this from S57AW the Organiser).
>>     It would seem that all Contest Clubs should really show this to read SO
>> assisted. Perhaps there should now be a truly international standard
>> that all contests sign up too.
>> 73 Clive GM3POI
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