Hi Vince,
Very simple: unassisted means you can't receive spots, not that you can't send
them.
Self-spotting restrictions aren't limited to unassisted, they apply to all.
73, kelly, ve4xt
Sent from my iPhone
> On Apr 17, 2017, at 13:32, DXer <hfdxmonitor@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Kelly,
>
> My message was not clear on what I was commenting. I meant the act of
> self-spotting, not skimmer. Although skimmer could be considered 'passive'
> self-spotting, I guess.
>
> If you are unassisted, why is self-spotting even considered? It should not
> even be possible, or you are not unassisted.
>
> 73 de Vince, VA3VF
>
>>> On 2017-04-17 2:23 PM, Kelly Taylor wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Again, if the decision was to participate in the unassisted category, why
>>> is self-spotting or not an issue. Unassisted means no access to the
>>> benefits of spotting, sent or received, self or otherwise.
>>
>> Not quite: you have no control over whether someone unrelated to your
>> operation (or on CW, Skimmer) spots you, so your being spotted in that way
>> doesn't affect your unassisted status. If it were otherwise, there could be
>> zero, or very few, who still qualify as unassisted at contest end. Nearly
>> everyone gets spotted.
>>
>> It's when you or your designate spots you in an effort to boost your score
>> does it become a rules issue.
>>
>> 73, kelly, ve4xt
>>
>>
>>
>>> As for internet access or not, I believe the RF based cluster still exist
>>> in some places. It may not be as common as in years past, but if available,
>>> it cannot be ignored by the rules.
>>>
>>> 73 de Vince, VA3VF
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