I _was_ there, very active in the creation of packet radio and its uses. There
is a reason the software system was named “DX Cluster”.
We carried a lot of DX Cluster packets on the GRAPES 56K network between 1985
and 1990.
73,
Jack, W6FB
> On Dec 5, 2021, at 6:43 PM, Jim Brown <k9yc@audiosystemsgroup.com> wrote:
>
> On 12/5/2021 2:39 PM, Jack Brindle via CQ-Contest wrote:
>> Isn’t that the way it is supposed to be? Remember, the spotting system was
>> created so that hams could alert other hams as to the availability of DX or
>> other “special” stations. We contesters discovered that it was an effective
>> way to do the same during contests.
>
> I wasn't active at the time, but I've been told on good authority that the
> spotting network was developed BY the contesting community, not the DX
> community.
>
> 73, Jim K9YC
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