[CQ-Contest] Assistance & Entry Status

[David Robbins K1TTT]

One more time... the origin of the spotting network was for club members to
assist each other to improve the over all club scores.  For many years the
various rf networks that might be connected during the week for the dx'ers
to use would disconnect from each other to separate the spots into club
areas for contests.  Over the years this practice faded out as the networks
became connected over the internet.  Many users still believe that only
spots from their local area are worth watching and filter out spots from
farther away, but others of us have figured out how to make use of spots
from around the world.


David Robbins K1TTT
e-mail: mailto:k1ttt at arrl.net
web: http://www.k1ttt.net
AR-Cluster node: 145.69MHz or telnet://dxc.k1ttt.net
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:cq-contest-
> bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Stephen M. Murphy
> Sent: Monday, November 05, 2007 22:29
> To: cq-contest at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Assistance & Entry Status
> 
> I've never understood this, either.  Why share your rare multipliers with
> the competition?
> 
> -N8NM
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Paul J. Piercey" <p.piercey at nl.rogers.com>
> To: <cq-contest at contesting.com>
> Sent: Monday, November 05, 2007 3:32 PM
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Assistance & Entry Status
> 
> 
> > I have been trying to understand why a group as seemingly competitive as
> > contesters would even think of spotting stuff for their rivals to
> benefit
> > from. They spend small (or large) fortunes setting up hugely elaborate
> > stations in order to beat "the other guy" and then turn around and tell
> "the
> > other guy" where the points are.
> >
> 
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