Dear packet spotters of local friends: [disclaimer - the following opinion is my own and shall not be construed as the ruling of any contest committee with which I may be associated] So you state tha
Hmmm, so now before you spot you gotta think "is this a friend of mine and does CQ commitee know it". This is too much! What is the difference, lets say I have a SM2 friend that I spot and I also spo
Say what?? At what number of spots does this change from just spotting your pal, to helping him "self spot"??? C'mon guys, this is silly. I hear a friend, whether it is a local, or one of the same JA
then this is equivalent to self-spotting. And KI9A responds: helping him "self spot"??? This is precisely the point. When does it transition from just randomly spotting a friend, and when does it bec
OK, so what if I go to the Caribbean, don't ask anyone to spot me, don't have any "understanding", but some wellmeaning fellow club members take it upon themselves to spot me every five minutes. I ha
Ah, ok. So, what is the difference between advertising an expedition to a DX location in NCJ, QST, or any one of the many DX newsletters, & asking club members to listen for you. NONE! What if you en
have any "understanding", but some well minutes. No problem. If what you say is really true. violating rules? Nope. As long as that it is true that there has been no advance planning. Let's say for e
So, you're saying that the club member, who apparently operated in a vacuum (and I don't think that happens much), is guilty of cheating? For something he has no knowledge of or control over? Wow. --
This stuff is starting to sound like one of Stephen Hawking's theoretical physics novels... Blake N4GI -- The world's top contesters battle it out in Finland! THE OFFICIAL FILM of WRTC 2002 now on pr
to The solution is simple. Just before the contest, flame all your buddies and acquaintences on the reflector. Then they'll be pissed off at you and won't be your friend for a couple of days, so you
-- Is that a book with no end, ever? 73 Ed -- The world's top contesters battle it out in Finland! THE OFFICIAL FILM of WRTC 2002 now on professional DVD and VHS! http://home1.pacific.net.sg/~jamesb/
Only if you never look into the box that has Schrodinger's cat in it. 73, Zack W9SZ -- The world's top contesters battle it out in Finland! THE OFFICIAL FILM of WRTC 2002 now on professional DVD and
My first posting on this subject was pretty gentle. I'm going to take the opposite approach tonight. Sometimes the most simple and obvious things are overlooked. The problem is that friends who spot
Leigh - your input is well thought out, and I think clarifies the issue very well - thanks! I do have a couple of comments below: scores of those who receive the spot over the spotting network -- nev
Very Nice, Hans. My gal asks: If a contester pays professionals to put up his tower, as I paid a professional to dig a hole, do the steel cage, and supervise the concrete pour for the base, then is h