[CQ-Contest] cqww cw spotting report (attn Ct1boh)

[Felipe J Hernandez]

I remember a great  analisys done by Jose on how being spotted 
helps the operators in rate.. Perhaps he can re-post it so people can be reminded 
with real figures on how unfair is that practice of self -spotting.

Felipe
NP4Z
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Dale Putnam 
  To: david at levinecentral.com ; k1ttt at arrl.net 
  Cc: cq-contest at contesting.com 
  Sent: Saturday, December 06, 2008 10:14 AM
  Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] cqww cw spotting report



  I've been contesting from a small station, for a number of years, 
  and I echo your comments David, 
  Why bother... what good does it do... and to me, it begs an answer for
  Have the contest participants become so ultimate and extreme in their
  striving for "best" so they may boost thier own self that it is a "do all"
  and the end justifies the means... ? ?  What has happened here?
  Does winning mean so much, that ethics doen't matter?
  Does ethics not hold any value now?
  And last... but I am pretty sure not the end of this ... 
  Has this lack of ethics spread to any...any other arenas.... including your day job..
  family...  or over all life? And if the answer to that is a resounding no... then 
  what is the excuse to do it in contesting? Is it that contesting is in such low regard
  that a lack of ethics is allowed... then why bother... if it is so low... then why bother?
  --... ...--
   Dale - WC7S in Wy
   
  PS.. I do have a significant number of certificates that I am proud of... and no a single one of 
  them was obtained by cheating or bending the rules.
  The stack is about 6 inches high, without frames.> > As a newer contester, I'm really amazed at how anyone can get satisfaction> from doing well when they cheat.> > > What you do during a contest is a personal accomplishment whether it's as an> individual or as part of a team.How can someone feeling any accomplishment> if they self spotted themselves? It would be like running a marathon and> stopping your stopwatch 1 mile before you reached the finish line in order> to say you ran your personal best.> > David - K2DSL> 
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