Finally someone got it, thanks Vladimir!
Looks like some RF cooked brains can not get the distinction between:
1. Ham and his toys, gadgets, rigs, samovars in his station, operated by HIM
within limitation of his chosen category. That is SINGLE OP (and no one
else!!!!!)
vs.
2. Ham as in 1. ASSISTED by SOMEONE ELSE (person or someone's gadgets outside
of his shack)
Is it so hard to understand this without calling my keyer "assistant"???
Is it so hard to understand that anyone else, Joe in my shack or via telephone,
internet, coffee can would be ASSISTANT if is helping, feeding information or
tuning for me?
Skimmer in my shack, my gadget, is not assistant, it is just another gadget,
part of technical equipment of my station. Someone else's skimmer, spotting,
over whatever connection is ASSISTANT (by someone else).
It is just amazing that some RF cooked brains can mix it all up and keep
arguing and trying to put in the same bag (me and my toys) and (me and rest of
the world feeding me). Perhaps better analogy would be me and my sail boat
(with GPS et al) vs. me and boat pulled by bunch of speed boats.
I might be another OFossil TESTing since 1958 who treasures the old days when
this nonsense wasn't the option, maybe because I try to keep sane by occasional
retreat to non radio world.
Go ahead, mess it up. Just like DXing was devalued by lists and nets, seems
like contesting is heading for similar fate by blurring who/what is ASSISTANT
and assistance or A.
73 and GL with ASSISTANTS in the same bag.
Yuri, K3BU.us ex OK3BU, et.
www.MVmanor.com
----- Original Message -----
From: Vladimir Sidarau
Date: Wednesday, March 20, 2013 4:43 pm
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Golden Goose redux...
To: cq-contest@contesting.com
> Ray,
>
> None of items you listed makes you assisted. All these things
> help YOU, an
> operator, assess situation on the bands, control your radio and make
> contacts. They are your operating tools.
>
> Distinguishing Assisted from Non-Assisted is easy. Just answer
> the question,
> who fills your band map.
>
> 73,
>
> Vladimir VE3IAE
>
> ---
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: CQ-Contest [mailto:cq-contest-bounces@contesting.com] On
> Behalf Of Ray
> Fallen
> Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2013 8:20 AM
> To: cq-contest@contesting.com
> Subject: [CQ-Contest] Golden Goose redux...
>
> Well, now...let's see.
>
> I have a logging program that:
>
> - controls the radio or radios ... mode, frequency and filters
> - sends CW much better than I'll ever be able to
> - keys the voice keyer in my rig
> - selects the appropriate band/antenna combination so I don't
> blow up the
> amp
> - coaches me when an entered call may not be valid
> - points and turns the quad...long OR short path, if you please
> - lets me records little electronic notes for things that make
> no sense at
> 3:30 AM
> - tells me if I've already worked a guy or where else I need to
> work him
> - tells me what country/zone/section/oblast/zip code he's in
> - lets me save his call and frequency in a band map...so when
> the packet
> pile-up clears
> I can go back and try to work him again
> - tells me what his exchange was when I worked him in last
> year's contest
> - records all my QSO's...that would be call, exact time, date,
> frequency and
> exchange...legibly...with a press of the enter key
> - prepares a log all ready to be submitted...in seconds
> - ditto for a dupe sheet and score summary
> - allows me to review contest rules on line...'cause I can never
> rememberthe exact Sprint exchange
> - allows me to engage in snappy repartee' with other operators
> in a
> multi-op environment
> when I'm the 75 meter dude and it's 1PM local time and I'm
> bored to
> freakin' tears
> - orders beer and pizza when I'm hungry (no, not really)
> - keeps CQ'ing when I sneak off to pee (more often than I'd like these
> days) or feed the dog
>
> And yet...according to the rules and some of the purists on the
> Reflector...I'm not assisted until I connect with packet?
>
> Really?
>
> Seriously?
>
> And we wonder sometimes why them young whipper snappers think
> our hobby is
> irrelevant?
>
> I'd be in favor of a CQ-Worldwide category for coffee stained
> paper logs
> written in pencil...
> crystal controlled tube transmitters and receivers with manual antenna
> switching (bonus points for a knife switch)...
> trapped dipoles no more than 20 feet off the ground and Radio
> Shack hand
> keys.
>
> Now that would separate the men from the boys. But, sigh...some
> guys would
> cheat and use a VFO.
>
> 73,
> ND8L
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