[CQ-Contest] Contest spotting

[David Gilbert]

I'm pretty sure he asked what would happen if nobody used cluster spots, 
and the various online clusters have just about replaced VHF packet 
systems for the great majority of users.  I can also guarantee that 
casual contesters are not going to be thinking about setting up remote 
receivers and multiple stations.

I almost never use spotting clusters simply because I prefer not to, but 
I think it is way more than coincidence that the rise in contesting 
popularity has roughly paralleled the expansion in online clusters of 
various types, whether it's due to casual contesters looking for rich 
fields of DX or casual contesters looking to maximize their fun (making 
contacts) in a short period of time.

To be honest, I've never understood all this rabid animosity toward 
cluster users.  They undeniably add activity to the bands and they 
compete in their own categories.  Anyone who disapproves of cluster 
users loses NOTHING from their existence.  Every time I see one of these 
threads I picture grumpy, disenfranchised old men lamenting the fact 
that not everyone sees the world through their glasses.

Dave   AB7E


On 3/9/2013 5:53 PM, Stan Stockton wrote:
> That is not a reason.  If they want to work DX, they will still be there.  "Casual contesters" are not competing for anything in the contest. They can use packet, have multiple stations, have receivers a thousand miles away or do anything else they want to work their DX.
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> 73...Stan, K5GO
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> Sent from my iPad
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> On Mar 9, 2013, at 4:14 PM, David Gilbert <xdavid at cis-broadband.com> wrote:
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>> Most probably that a very large number of casual contesters, many of whom are participating primarily to work new DX, would not be there to give the rest of us contacts.
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>> Dave   AB7E
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>> On 3/9/2013 1:06 PM, Tom Osborne wrote:
>>> What is the downside of nobody using cluster spots in contests?  73
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>>> Tom W7WHY
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