K3WW has beat the SO/(supposedly) no packet guys on occasion, but
usually they prevail. Why? Many reasons, one of which is probably
related to K3WW's tribanders vs. monoband stacks. And, FYI this was
my years for winning SOA, at least in CQWW CW. ARRL CW is a little
too close to call before log checking, though I am a bit ahead on
high claimed scores.
73,
Barry, W2UP (also tribanders)
On 2 Jun 2003 ww3s@zoominternet.net wrote:
> Most of the spots now are so busted and with all the worldwide nodes
> connected, it's just about useless now. During a stateside contest, it gets
> flooded with hundreds of talk comments about it being a dx cluster, why all
> the stateside spots; if you dont spot the section during SS you get called
all sorts of names. I may be wrong, but K3WW wins the assisted category just
about every contest he enters yet he's never beat the unassisted guys, has he?
I don't think the advantage is all its perceived to be. I think thats why Chas
calls it "single op distracted"....
>
> 73 Jamie WW3S
>
>
>
>
>
> K5TR wrote:
>
> >we can all use logging programs that put out a self spot every time
> >a CQ is called. Maybe the logging program could have an option to
> >allow a self spot to be put out for each QSO logged to with the
> >callsign of the station worked put in the comment field - or just put
> >the spots out as being spotted by the station worked.
>
> George,
>
> Hold the phone! You have inadvertently hit on the solution - overflow
> the packet networks with redundant spots during the contest to make the
> use of packet in radio contesting completely frivolous!
>
> I move we, the contest community, immediately allow self spotting on
> packet networks during contests. This will solve several problems
> all at once: 1) self spotting will not be cheating 2) single op
> entrants who cheat by watching packet will now be flooded with
> information and won't be able to do it as well 3) the crappy spots that
> appear will disappear quicker, forcing entrants in multi op categories
> to actually hunt down and copy the correct call 4) the pileups created
> by packet use on multipliers will be minimized greatly, allowing
> quicker access to the mult during the course of the contest.
>
> Tongue FIRMLY in cheek - I do think that self-spotters, and those who
> request on the air to be spotted on the packet network should be DQed.
>
> Scott W4PA
>
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