[CQ-Contest] : Reverse beacon of my own call?

[David Gilbert]

I have several times posted to this reflector that I occasionally use CW 
Skimmer in Blind Mode, although only in Audio Mode where the only 
portion of the spectrum that gets displayed is that which falls within 
my audio passband.  I do this in order to make use of the excellent 
waterfall display in CW Skimmer (best I've seen anywhere) that gives me 
roughly a 12 second display (horizontal, reading left-to-right) that I 
can visually decode if I initially miss a character.  I've discussed 
this privately with at least two different members of the CQ Contest 
Committee, and I have never had anyone tell me that I am violating any 
rules by doing so.  There is absolutely no difference between CW Skimmer 
in Blind Mode and any other waterfall display except for the better 
resolution it gives.

The only reservation anyone ever expressed was that I "might be tempted" 
to switch to normal mode and see callsigns, but opening the cluster feed 
in N1MM would be just as easy and just as illegal.

73,
Dave   AB7E


On 7/24/2013 6:18 PM, iain macdonnell - N6ML wrote:
> The way I read the CQWW rule, RBN is an *example* of a "technology or
> other source that *COULD PROVIDE* call sign or multiplier
> identification along with frequency information to the operator". If
> it is not used to provide the operator with frequency information
> about other call signs / multipliers, I don't think it would be in
> violation of the rule. Another example might be CW Skimmer in "BLIND
> mode" (not sure what the CQWW position on that actually is).
>
> Personally, I don't think that querying the RBN to see where you're
> being heard constitutes "QSO alerting assistance"... JMHO...
>
> 73,
>
>      ~iain / N6ML
>