[CQ-Contest] arrl dx ssb spotting report

[Jimk8mr at aol.com]

In a message dated 3/7/2007 2:44:09 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
k1ir at designet.com writes:


Almost as detrimental as self-spotting, busted spotting is the next  big 
problem to deal with. Guys who can't copy and can't type should not be  passing 
their errors on to the rest of the world. So, how about some  post-contest 
comparisons of spotted calls against the SCP database? For those  who have posted 
50 or more spots during the contest, what percent appear to be  busted calls? 
Listed from highest percent to lowest, that would be a good way  to expose the 
worst and the best!
 
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Maybe I've just reached the age of being a cantankerous old codger, but I  
think busted spots are good. 
 
To me contesting is not the game of working as many people as possible,  but 
the game of *finding* and working as many people as possible.   Looking at 
your spot window is not *finding* people in my mind.
 
Anyone lazy enough or dumb enough to work a busted spot (or waste time  
trying) deserves what they get.





73  -  Jim  K8MR
 
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