This may be caused by the offenders using some ever popular software
incorrectly. N1MM Contest logger, which is free and becoming more and more
popular, especially for RTTY, has a "feature" called spot all s/p stations.
When invoked, this will spot all stations that one works as they tune up and
down the band. Now MM is some pretty powerful software (I've used it for a
few years now and really like it) and it has some special features built in
depending on whether one is running or S/P. Now, if one has the software set
wrong, or is not paying attention, it's possible ( not probable but
possible) to be running stations and the software to think you are in S/P.
If you have spot all s/p turned on, and you happen to be running, you will
spot all the dx on your frequency. Not sure how often it happens, but I can
sya it's possible because it happened to me when I first started using it.
73, Jamie WW3S
On 1/28/2007 3:36:29 PM, Phil Cooper (pcooper@guernsey.net) wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Well, my gripe are those stations who "spot" DX on their own frequency!
> There were several stations doing this, and I feel it is much the same as
> "self-spotting".
> And there were quite a few stations spotting themselves as well!
>
> Pondering the "Please spot me" request, I feel that it is NOT
> "in the
> spirit", and should not be allowed at all.
> However, what do you think a W1, or a G4, or a UA3 might gain by asking
> this?
> In reality, they won't gain very much, as their mult has probably been
> worked more than once anyway.
> It might be different if we were chasing W States, and a station may ask
to
> be spotted because he is in a rare State, say MT or ND.
> For "rare" DX, asking to be spotted is probably a waste of time anyway, as
> they will get spotted come what may.
>
> My own personal feeling is that it breaks the rules, and obvious
> "self-spotting" - of any of the forms - should be a cause for
> disqualification.
>
> At the end of the day, it is down to your own personal conscience.
>
> 73 all,
>
> Phil GU0SUP
>
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