[CQ-Contest] Self Spotting

[Ken Claerbout]

“If everybody knows who is doing the cheating”

   Do we really?  I think we need to be a little careful with our 
assumptions.  For example, consider “cheerleading spots."  In some instances 
so called cheerleaders may well be hiding behind the fake spots and it is 
not the actual station being spotted that is doing the dirty deed.  They may 
very well know the person or group that is doing the spotting even though it 
could be happening without their knowledge.
   Maybe a good course of action is a letter or e-mail to the station being 
falsely spotted advising them of the problem, reiterating the rules 
regarding spotting, and asking for their assistance in helping to put an end 
to the practice.  Ask them to bring it up at their next club meeting for 
discussion or to put an article in their newsletter addressing the issue.  
At the very least they now know that spotting activity is being watched.
  Why wait for a contest committee to take action?  It’s like a lot of 
discussions that take place here.  Plenty of hand wringing but in the end 
nothing is resolved or accomplished.  If you feel strongly about the matter 
or have ties to a particular group showing up in these reports, take the 
first step.


73
Ken K4ZW

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