[CQ-Contest] [NCCC] SS Packet DANGER, DANGER, Will Robinson!!!

[R Johnson]

At 17:31 11/16/2006, you wrote:
>----- Original Message ----
>From: Mark Beckwith n5ot at n5ot.com
>
>
>George, you gotta go a long way to get from "a friend telling you there's a 
>juicy one on" to "feeding me spotting info on my run frequency."
>
>> I do not see how this is any diffrent than you watching the
>> the spotting system.
>
>Major difference.  I didn't solicit it.
>----------------------------
>
>This is why I'm being a pest about defining "spotting".  It seems that there are differing opinions as to when it is occurring (probably due to the fact that it is undefined).
>
>Is "spotting" happening...
>...upon being told information by others
>...upon acting on information provided by others
>...by copying the 30-minutes of DXCluster traffic just before the contest starts, but then shutting down your connection when the contes begins
>...by placing information on the DXCluster, even though you don't use it yourself
>
>etc, etc, etc.
>
>Ev, W2EV

Ev, answering hypothetical questions in order:
1-YES !!! External Assistance
2-YES !!! External Assistance
3-NO !!!  You could be using packet spots for DX right to the start time, then shut down your connection.
          I doubt that the 30 min of spots would provide much info you could use in the contest.
4-MAYBE !!! Some contest software allows you send spots without receiving spots. It requires you read
             the rules for the particular contest you are working. "SELF SPOTTING" is definitely OUT !!!

It's Contest time, gota shut down my internet spot connection now !!!

73 es GL 
Bob, K1VU 


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