[CQ-Contest] Packet luck or pot luck?

[Eric Scace K3NA]

I operated as W1FJ.  Upon my request, K1TTT gave me the 
spots generating by the W1FJ station.

I spotted 8 DX stations on 7038 QSX 7154 between Mar 
4/0753-0807z... and three at 0920z.

This occurred because I configured MM software to 
"automagically spot S&P QSOs".  It seemed a good idea at the 
time.

But, due to some confusion about how MM was configured for 
split operations on 40m, MM thought that I was operating S&P 
when, in fact, I was running... and so generated these spots 
on my TX/RX frequency.

Another station tipped us off that I was generating these 
spots, which was the first indication of the problem.  I 
immediately turned off the auto-spot option on every band.

So, Mal, I guess I'm saying "ooooops", as you put it.  It 
was a mistake -- just like the mistake I made when I 
reversed by VFOs and transmitted below 7100 kHz.  I'm sorry 
for making these mistakes... and I am glad that someone else 
pointed them out quickly.

I am not claiming single-op assisted.  We were multi-multi.

73,
    -- Eric K3NA

on 06 Mar 6 Mon 14:00 N7MAL said the following:
> How about if you create your own luck by spotting yourself on packet and then saying...ooooops.... Or have a nearby neighbor who just happens to be a packet-cluster sysop spot you.
> I don't operate in phone contests and I never use the packet-cluster in any contest I participate in. At the beginning of the contest I told the cluster I didn't want to receive any phone spots. That works pretty well on every band except 40 (which is being covered on other threads). Friday night I was tuning around below 7025 and watching the cluster. I noticed several different stations being spotted on the same frequency, below 7040. A closer look revealed the same spotter was spotting those stations. An even closer looked showed the QSX frequency was exactly the same for the group of spots. This happened several different times by several different stations. I'm sure there will be loud and violent explanations for why and how those spots happened but I didn't fall off the turnip truck yesterday. When you are spotting stations you are working on your run frequencies, it is plain, pure, and simple self-spotting.
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> p.s. Wonder if those stations will claim single op unassisted?
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> MAL       
> N7MAL