[UK-CONTEST] Assisted and Non-Assisted in RSGB Contests

[Laurence Mason]

Paul,

Doesn't rule 6 (b) cover it?

http://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/information/hfgenrules.shtml

> 6.Entrants
> (a) All operators of UK stations must be RSGB members except visiting 
> amateurs, not normally resident in the UK. UK stations may not use 
> special (eg GB, GX etc) callsigns nor be /MM or /AM.
> (b) A single-operator station is operated by one person, who receives 
> no assistance whatsoever from any other person in operating, 
> log-keeping, checking and so on, and who does not receive notification 
> of callsign information by packet, telnet, telephone or any other 
> method including skimmer and skimmer-like technologies.

Laurence G4HTD

On 26/07/2012 16:05, Paul O'Kane wrote:
> The only RSGB HF contest in which a formal distinction
> is made between Assisted and Non-Assisted is the
> IOTA contest.
>
> I wonder what the assumption is for all other RSGB
> HF events?  Is everyone assumed to be Assisted, or was
> it thought there would be no particular advantage
> in being Assisted?
>
> Now that the Reverse Beacon Network is of even more
> "assistance" (it detects and spots all CQs in CW
> events) than the Cluster - or whatever it's called
> these days - surely it's time to acknowledge that
> it's being used by some entrants?  This would lead
> to the CATEGORY-ASSISTED tag being mandatory in all
> RSGB logs - along with separate results listings.
> If nothing else, having to answer the question
> "Were you Assisted" would oblige entrants to
> confront the issue.
>
> Further, I suggest it should not be assumed that
> entrants in multi-op events such as NFD would
> always choose to be assisted in terms of having
> external spotting assistance.
>
> 73,
> Paul EI5DI
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