I decided to analyse spots after my SO 80m effort to get some insights about their effect on my rate and propagation conditions. Well, there were only 4 for my dissapointment while only one from US -
Just because something is prohibited doesn't mean you can't do it. If they don't submit logs, they can do ANYTHING they want, as long as it is within their license privledges. 73 - Jim AD1C == Jim Re
The annual meeting of the IOoDHW is called to order. First item on the agenda is a report from ES5TV. contest IOoDHW = International Order of Dismayed Hand Wringers
Thank you Tonno, very interesting analyses. Even if such a behavior would not result in DQ of some of the stations mentioned it needs to be made known to contest community. 73, Igor UA9CDC about 4
HI Hans Am I to judge by your post that you are in favor of self-spotting during a contest? And if someone does it, he (or she) shouldn't be pointed out as doing it? Tom W7WHY
While I also found the reported 'stats' interesting, from a purely technical perspective.. As others have noted.. it is IMPOSSIBLE, without some verifiable methodology to confirm the identity of a st
You can judge that I am in favor of NO SPOTTING of any sort during a contest. All this dismay and wringing of hands about "who spots who" is equivalent to a gaggle of whores arguing among themselves
K3FT: Me neither. And here's a "second gunman on the grassy knoll" theory to go along with this "investigation": What if the spotted stations couldn't handle the pileups efficiently, and their rate a
together! I fervently second the motion. Let's make radiosport a test of human operating skills, not a pathetic exercise in chasing down the crippled game that someone else has pointed out to them.
Self-spotting is not permitted. But as Jim points out, the ability to police that is limited to those who submit logs. Contest sponsors only have authority over those who enter, and if they aren't en
-- Original Messages -- Self-spotting is the direct equivalent of calling CQ. When you combine another technology with amateur radio contesting, you have to take the bad with the good (if there is an
I have a truely novel idea. If you don't like packet clusters during contests, don't connect to them. Spend the time you spend complaining about non-issues like this working either on your station or
Well, of course not! How can there be? Maybe the sponsor should post a list of "potential" pals? What if the other station is just a guy you heard on before, & say "hello" to, & not a friend? Does th
K0HB I have the utmost respect for those of you walking the picket lines protesting the use of packet in contests. I think the distinction between human operating skills and technical progress is a
.............................................................................. ................................ The use of packet is very different than all of the other items listed. Packet is using
Sounds to me like Cluster needs an authentication system... the next big thing perhaps? PGP signed cluster login: you are who you claim to be... ;o) Could be a rather interesting development. 73 Corm
VHF/UHF the it is not the 'assisted' category that is the problem. The problem are abusers who enter in any category where the contest sponsors have forbidden self spotting, or any use of packet at
I don't agree. BEFORE the contest (emphasis on "Before") you have engineered up the best station you can to play in the contest. If you're a better station designer than me, you have earned an advan