[CQ-Contest] self spotting

[Igor Sokolov]

Charly,
None has the right to call himself super station without skimmer installed 
and connected to RBN. Set up skimmer in HS land, bridge the gap and help 
yourself as well as many others. Then there will be no need to self spot 
manually :)

73, Igor UA9CDC

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Charles Harpole" <hs0zcw at gmail.com>
To: "CQ-Contest Reflector" <cq-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2013 9:11 AM
Subject: [CQ-Contest] self spotting


> 1.  I will self spot anytime off a contest.  See why.
> 2.  If I am not spotted during a contest, I will get bored and lay off for
> hours;  no help if you need me as a mult.  See why.
>
> Today there is no known RBN skimmer operating from JA to ZL and from HI to
> 5B.  Now that is a very large hole to live in... without self spotting...
> and I don't want to move anywhere else.  I know KH7XS did move back to K4,
> hi Bill.
>
> In the latest IARU contest, HS0ZIA super station was spotted 22 times in
> the 24 hours.  That sounds like a small number considering our rare-ity,
> yes or no?
> I really do not understand the onus of self spotting even during a 
> contest,
> especially if it is dead sure that is the only way you will be noticed by
> yagi pointed away and fat runs going on between USA and EU.
>
> Don't hate me because I am beautiful or because I self spot.  (I sure hope
> u know that old Pantene shampoo commercial).  73
> -- 
> Charly, HS0ZCW
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