> -----Original Message-----
> From: cq-contest-bounces@contesting.com
> [mailto:cq-contest-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of
> Kenneth E. Harker
> Sent: November 5, 2007 16:17
> To: Hank Greeb
> Cc: cq-contest@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Assistance & Entry Status
>
> On Mon, Nov 05, 2007 at 11:07:59AM -0500, Hank Greeb wrote:
> > hardly anyone would have
> > thought to operate SO2R in the 50's when I got my license, and
> > computer logging, sending, tracking of antennae, etc., are no
> > different that using a spotting network.
>
> I completely disagree. They are _very_ different. A
> spotting network is someone else helping you operate. Yes,
> the technology of stations and radios is going to change over
> time, and the operators that can drive their high tech
> stations the best have a learned skills advantage, but it's
> theirs alone. Letting someone else operate on your behalf is
> an entirely different thing.
>
> --
> Kenneth E. Harker WM5R
> kenharker@kenharker.com
> http://www.kenharker.com/
I have been trying to understand why a group as seemingly competitive as
contesters would even think of spotting stuff for their rivals to benefit
from. They spend small (or large) fortunes setting up hugely elaborate
stations in order to beat "the other guy" and then turn around and tell "the
other guy" where the points are.
So far, I have narrowed it down to bragging (Hey! Look what I worked!) and
back-scratching (I'll spot stuff for you if you spot stuff for me). Maybe a
combination of both.
73 -- Paul VO1HE
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