[CQ-Contest] Ban all contest spotting?

[Kenneth E. Harker]

On Wed, Nov 04, 2009 at 12:10:46AM +0000, Scott Currier wrote:
> 
> I have to agree with that statement. I remember the early days when spotting was done on 2 meters and was local. Worked great and it still looks the same on the internet. Hey if it works, don't fix it. 

Before the wide-spread interconnection of clusters, a packet spot on one 
cluster would not result in a packet pileup.  The overall number of spots 
that any individual station would see was much more modest - few stations
behaved as packet zombies.  Self-spotting would be pointless.  The internet 
has really, really changed the dynamics of the cluster and wrought a lot 
of damage upon contesting.

> So, why are spots getting the bad rap?

Because they've harmed the sport.

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