[CQ-Contest] The Value of Spotting Networks [was: Live Audio from K5ZD !!!!]

["Felipe J. Hernández"]

Here's another "diamond" for you.... the packet networks only report 
around 60% of the actual "rare" DX stations available in an active band.

Felipe



Ev Tupis wrote:
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> Reality is that I was SO HP assisted and made 40 mults more but 900 less qsos that running SOHP no packet and also  1 million points better that with packet.
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> This is a "diamond" that the most experienced HF contesters on the list have repeated time-and-again.
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> I have a feeling that it simply takes lower-scoring stations longer to realize this truth and abandon spotting networks.
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> Even so, one wonders how long it will take for someone to establish a strategy where they can take advantage of those extra 40 mults while not giving up those 900 other QSO's along the way (or is this the potential of SO2R/Assisted? <smile>).
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> Ev, W2EV
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