[OKDXA] 3D2CR Operation not allowed

[Kim Elmore]

I've wondered about this very thing for quite a while. How do we *know* 
if an operation is automated or not? The non-computer modes are harder 
to automate, though I suspect CW would be relatively easy; SSB not so 
much. Automated QSOs been talked about since the 80's in a 
tongue-in-cheek way, but it's now very clearly a reality.

73,

Kim N5OP


On 10/23/2021 4:51 AM, Jeff Martin wrote:
>  >> From DX News: > 3D2CR Conway Reef IOTA News 23 October 2021 3D2CR 
operation by > Dominik Grzyb from Conway Reef, September 2021 IOTA 
Management > regrets that it will not be able to accept for IOTA credit 
contacts > made with the 3D2CR operation from Conway Reef between 18 and 
25 > September 2021. Dominik has not been able to show that his FT4/FT8 
 > activity complied with IOTA rule B.3.10 on which clarification was > 
given in a Management News Item on 10 September. At Dominik's request > 
credit will also not be given for a small number of contacts made on > 
SSB. Management wishes to draw IOTA DXpeditioners' attention to its > 
policy of only accepting for IOTA credit contacts that result from > 
contemporaneous direct initiation by the operators on both sides of > 
the contact. Automated contacts, i.e. contacts not initiated and > 
completed personally by both operators at the time of QSO are not > 
acceptable in a programme founded on an ethos of recognising personal > 
operating performance and skill. Team IOTA, 23 October 2021 > > In other 
words, Dom was doing automated mode QSOs on FT4/FT8. IOTA > does not 
allow automated QSOs. Wonder what ARRL position is regarding > automated 
QSOs counting for DXCC? And how would you know if the op > was running 
in automated mode? Would automated but operator monitored > be OK? It 
appears several recent Dxpeditions are using clone software > which may 
have the automated feature rather than WSJT-X... Are they > going to 
throw all of them out? Again, how do you know? Seems like a > losing 
effort to me... If the technology exists it will be used... > Any 
thoughts? > > 73, Jeff - K5WE > >