[CQ-Contest] Running vs SP (Was Self Spotting)

[Alfred J. Frugoli (KE1FO)]

Rate dictates this, not some external rule imposed by contesters or sponsors.  If you can run, run.  If everyone is running, you won't be able to, so you're rate will drop and you'll s&p.  

We've already established through this thread that some of the rules are hard to enforce (i.e. packet).  How are we going to enforce S&P vs. Run?

73 de Al, KE1FO

----- Original Message -----
From: Barry N1EU
Sent: 4/2/2004 8:00:34 AM
To: cq-contest at contesting.com
Subject: [CQ-Contest] Running vs SP (Was Self Spotting) 

> I concur with W5GN that there should be an incentive for SP vs running.  
> Between the downturn in the sunspots forcing everyone to 20/15 during the 
> day and the steady increase year after year in percentage of contest 
> stations that spend a significant time running, some measures are needed to 
> encourage more SP by all contest stations.  There should be turnover of the 
> run frequencies to encourage SP'ers to tune the bands on a more frequent 
> basis.
> 
> 73,
> Barry N1EU
> 
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