[CQ-Contest] Self spotting

[hank.k8dd]

On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 4:28 PM, Tree <tree at kkn.net> wrote:
>
> However, I can think of a situation where self spotting might be a good
> thing.  I was reading VE8EV's 3830 post after the SSB Sweepstakes last
> year and caught this comment:
>
> "Finally we got spotted and then the rate jumped from 0 to 100 in the
> blink of an eye."
>
> Wow.  That's a big change.  Probably when the pileup started - it
> attracted enough attention that even those not on packet knew something
> was up.  If someone is off in a weird direction and isn't able to attract
> attention with their small signal - having a spot certainly enables them
> to start making QSOs.
>
> I wouldn't think someone from VE8 is likely to be a top ten score and
> the reason they are on the air is to give people a clean sweep.  Is this
> a case where a self spot or two wouldn't be  bad thing?
>
> 73 Tree N6TR


I've experienced that several times from Central & South America where
the rate meter jumped from 0 to 100 .... more realistically from maybe 20 to
150 or so in 30 seconds due to "hitting the cluster".  But I really
don't think that
justifies self spotting.
But then we were well up in the top 10 in our class.

73    Hank    K8DD