Hi Kelly,
Very simple: unassisted means you can't receive spots, not that you can't send
them.
Ok...I thought it applied both ways. That's a problem right there, I
think. Half-duplex assisted or unassisted.
Self-spotting restrictions aren't limited to unassisted, they apply to all.
Yes...my previous message was about self-spotting being allowed for all
assisted participants. It's about 'big' assistance, and the eventual
demise of the cluster. :^))
73 de Vince, VA3VF
73, kelly, ve4xt
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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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