---- "Joe Subich wrote: 
> So what?  The software can export the data as blinking lights, 
> a paper tape, or an electric shock to sensitive parts of the 
> anatomy and it is still NOT DX Assistance because it does 
> not involve the participation of another person.  
Joe - If I bought into your definition of DX alerting assistance of any kind, 
but had my viewpoint on Skimmer, I would then argue, using your logic, that if 
someone put out a very short CQ (which will happen) for the express purpose of 
being "spotted" on hundreds of skimmers it was assistance because the CQing 
station was a person and was providing assistance to the single operator - in 
effect self spotting himself.  This is every bit as reasonable an argument as 
you are making regarding assistance of any kind.
The CQ WW rule says:
The use of DX alerting assistance of any
kind places the station in the Single
Operator Assisted category.
Name a few of the DX alerting assistance examples, other than packet, that 
would be outlawed for single operator and allowed for Single Operator Assisted 
without putting the entrant in the Multi-Single Category.  In other words what 
does OF ANY KIND mean and what are some examples.
Stan, K5GO
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