A little history might be in order...
The CONTEST spotting network was setup in the early 1990's for CONTESTS.
It was enabled during CONTEST weekends to facilitate CONTESTING.
It later became apparent it might benefit others if the network was left
running, all the time.
Fifteen years later someone creates a website that monitors this
spotting network. They choose the name DX WATCH.
If you don't want RTTY spots, I suggest you filter them on your end. The
NAQP RTTY CONTEST is running this weekend and we are using the CONTEST
spotting network for our activity.
Thank you.
73 de Bob - KØRC in MN
On 2/26/2011 6:43 PM, Alex Malyava wrote:
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Barrie Smith<barrie@centric.net>
> Date: Sat, Feb 26, 2011 at 11:59 PM
> Subject: RTTY Posts
> To: Alex.K2BB@gmail.com
>
>
> Could you please tell me why the RTTY folks use a DX spotting site to post
> NON DX contacts?
>
> DX Watch is for DX, which is considered stations outside the North American
> continent. NOT stateside, NOT Canada.
>
> Perhaps you folks could start your own site: "The NON DX Watch"?
>
> You have posted at least 5 NON DX stations in the last half hour.
>
> Give the DX people a break, please.
> Barrie, W7ALW, DN36au,
> QRV 6M, 432& 1296 EME
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