I'd argue it's fine in principle, however the motivation and ethicality (is
that even a word?) may be in question. All those stations are zone and country
multipliers. I know I didn't work zone 5 on 20M until the last few hours of
the contest, but I'd have found someone sooner if I ran assisted.
73 de Al, KE1FO
----- Original Message -----
From: Barry
Sent: 12/3/2003 7:57:18 AM
To: cq-contest@contesting.com
Subject: [CQ-Contest] Improper packet spotting?
> During the contest, I noted a W1 station doing a lot of spotting of
> stateside stations, many of whom were his fellow YCCC members. As a
> result of this, one of my fellow FRCers started spotting some of us
> (myself included).
> Is this an accepted practice? IMO, it shouldn't be. One of the
> "unwritten" CQWW rules says "active use of packet spotting only." If
> you can't work the station being spotted for points, then you
> shouldn't spot it, right?
> 73,
> Barry W2UP--
> Barry Kutner, W2UP Internet: w2up@mindspring.com
> Newtown, PA Frankford Radio Club
>
>
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