I concede that a single op watching the cluster is, in all likelihood, not
going to win a contest. God knows I have never won a contest doing that :)
I contend that ops use the cluster for the "perceived" advantage that the
individual op hopes to gain. Maybe it's getting the sweep in SS.... maybe
it's getting new countries on various bands in CQWW. Whatever it is, it is
entirely their decision based on what they want to get out of it. When
you're watching a monitor screen instead of working stations, you're not
winning.
73 -- Paul VO1HE
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cq-contest-bounces@contesting.com
> [mailto:cq-contest-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of
> Felipe J. Hernández
> Sent: November 28, 2006 04:37
> To: Ev Tupis
> Cc: CQ CONTEST
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] The Value of Spotting Networks
> [was: Live Audio from K5ZD !!!!]
>
> Here's another "diamond" for you.... the packet networks only
> report around 60% of the actual "rare" DX stations available
> in an active band.
>
> Felipe
>
>
>
> Ev Tupis wrote:
> > ------------------------------
> > Reality is that I was SO HP assisted and made 40 mults more
> but 900 less qsos that running SOHP no packet and also 1
> million points better that with packet.
> > ------------------------------
> >
> > This is a "diamond" that the most experienced HF contesters
> on the list have repeated time-and-again.
> >
> > I have a feeling that it simply takes lower-scoring
> stations longer to realize this truth and abandon spotting networks.
> >
> > Even so, one wonders how long it will take for someone to
> establish a strategy where they can take advantage of those
> extra 40 mults while not giving up those 900 other QSO's
> along the way (or is this the potential of SO2R/Assisted? <smile>).
> >
> > Ev, W2EV
> >
> >
> >
> >
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