[CQ-Contest] self spotting

[David Robbins K1TTT]

> So instead of letting everyone use the cluster to solve the self
spotting
> issue I think it would make more sense to just let the guys that
> are using packet to self spot at will.
> 
> Then we can all use logging programs that put out a self spot every
time
> a CQ is called.  Maybe the logging program could have an option to
allow
> a self spot to be put out for each QSO logged to with the callsign of
the
> station worked put in the comment field - or just put the spots out as
> being spotted by the station worked.
> 
> 
> That should produce a few spots.
> 
> 
> Now do you understand one of the many good reasons why many contests
have
> rules that do not allow self spotting?

The network dupe filters can easily handle those situations.  Many nodes
only allow one spot per station within some frequency limit and some
time limit, say 10 or 15 minutes.  So to get a new spot out for yourself
you have to qsy or wait for the timeout anyway.  That is why some of the
self spots that are put in never get distributed, the self spotters are
trying to do it too fast and get blocked... I don't think dxsummit has a
time limit, but the nodes that receive the spots from it do.


David Robbins K1TTT
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