I do not understand this posture. Of course, we should CQ on the air.
If that results in one's being spotted every 10-15 minutes, well...
Nobody makes anyone use packet, or the RBN, or any combination. Do what
you enjoy doing, and please let's not bad-mouth people who have
different preferences
73, Pete N4ZR
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On 12/2/2010 10:21 AM, Paul O'Kane wrote:
> On 02/12/2010 14:12, k3mm@verizon.net wrote:
>
>> Who is self spotting? Skimmer automatically filters out the home call
> I was referring to the RBN, not Skimmer. Anyone who calls CQ
> on-air is self-spotting on the RBN - that's partly my point.
>
> It's generally considered OK to call CQ on-air, especially
> in contests. However, when parallel wired communications
> systems are used while contesting, it's not OK to do the
> equivalent - self-spot.
>
> Technology is fun - it seems a pity not to use it to its
> fullest extent. Contest loggers should have an option to
> self-spot after every QSO, while running.
>
> My main point, however, is that the RBN will do away
> with cluster within a short time - the trend is clear
> as K1TTT has shown
>
> "Total spots in database 56773... kind of puny when
> compared with the 1.7M spots on the RBN though."
>
> Before long, the only efficient and democratic option to
> ensure that you are spotted will be to call CQ on-air.
>
> 73,
> Paul EI5DI
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