Nothing wrong with self spotting outside of a contest. I do it at times, like
last night, when I spotted myself on 50.3 RTTY. It
did help generate a couple of Qs and one station even mentioned that he saw my
spot.
I particularly like it when DX spot themselves. For example, when VU2NKS spots
himself I am always looking for him. It helped me
work him on 12 and 17 meter RTTY and I keep chasing him when he spots himself
on 30 meter RTTY but I've yet to hear him.
73, Don AA5AU
http://www.aa5au.com
http://www.rttycontesting.com
-----Original Message-----
From: rtty-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:rtty-bounces@contesting.com] On
Behalf Of Bill, W6WRT
Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2011 10:36 AM
To: rtty@contesting.com
Subject: [RTTY] Self spotting outside of a contest?
Self-spotting (or correcting an erroneous spot) during a contest seems to be
widely disapproved, but how about self-spotting outside
of a contest?
I like to operate 160 meter RTTY and without self-spotting, that can be a
loonely business, so sometimes I spot myself. When I do, I
often get calls right away. When I don't, I can go a long time with no
activity. People just don't normally listen much for 160
meter RTTY.
Is that a proper use of self-spotting? I have been criticized for it by a few
ops, but to me that is a valid use of telnet. I never
self-spot on the other bands, only 160. I might do it on six meter RTTY if I
ever get around to that band, and for the same reasons.
Comments welcome.
73, Bill W6WRT
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