[CQ-Contest] Q Code for Spotters

[Richard DiDonna NN3W]

Is there a pre-approved "safety word"?

73 Rich NN3W

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Randy Thompson K5ZD" <k5zd at charter.net>
To: "'Paul O'Kane'" <pokane at ei5di.com>; <CQ-Contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, October 29, 2009 1:21 PM
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Q Code for Spotters


> QSM? - Do you have an objection to being spotted?
> 
> QSM - I have no objection to being spotted.
> 
> 
> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com 
>> [mailto:cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Paul O'Kane
>> Sent: Thursday, October 29, 2009 1:46 PM
>> To: CQ-Contest at contesting.com
>> Subject: [CQ-Contest] Q Code for Spotters
>> 
>> Some contesters don't like being spotted, because the 
>> resultant pileup slows their rate.  Others, like myself, 
>> think it's our birthday when we have two or more callers.
>> 
>> For most of us, being spotted confers a huge advantage, but 
>> we're not allowed to spot ourselves and we can't ask anyone 
>> else to do it - it's entirely at the whim of others.
>> 
>> To help those kind people to know when it's appropriate to 
>> spot, I propose the Q-Code QSM as an alternative to QSL or 
>> Roger or Thanks. It does not mean "Please Spot Me", because 
>> that would be against the rules - written or unwritten. It 
>> means "I have no objection to being spotted".
>> 
>> No QSM heard, don't spot - otherwise it's your choice.
>> 
>> 73,
>> Paul EI5DI
>>