First, I should make clear that the contest sponsor, not me, defines "assisted"
for their contest, so I won't call my description a "definition". For lack of
a better term, let's call it "personal view".
Second, I don't use a "CW to text decoder" (or a "voice to text decoder" for
that matter), but I can envision that such a day is in my future.
Now then, to provide my reasoning as you requested.
My personal view of assistance rests on the phrase "log-ready callsign/QRG
information developed and sourced from outside my station". The key components
of that view are "outside" and "information".
Conversely, if I develop the callsign/QRG information with tools INSIDE my
station, in my personal view it should not be considered assistance.
A final key point. You should note that my personal view considers technology
used inside my station to be a tool, not information.
__73, de Hans, K0HB
"Just a Boy and His Radio"™
PS: Voice recognition technology is maturing rapidly. Will contest sponsors
view it as the equivalent of a CW decoder? If not, why not? How about RTTY
decoders?
On Thursday, Dec 3, 2015 at 06:30, Kevan Nason <knason00@gmail.com>, wrote:
We had a brief discussion about code readers on our local
contest club reflector. Some felt the same way you do. I don’t, but would like
to understand your reasoning for thinking a code reader is not assistance. I
haven’t gotten what I see as a reasonable explanation yet, but am still open to
listening.
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