[CQ-Contest] Avoiding spotting other stations on your run frequency

[Pete Smith N4ZR]

Nobody *should*, Joe, but misteaks happen.  I posted that in response to 
an off-reflector message during CQWWSSB saying that a number of such 
spots were being made.  If you are using stored messages in any mode, 
even so much as a stored CQ, then the normal operating sequence will 
ensure that you switch to Run mode and the program will not spot Run QSOs.

As a further safeguard, the Spot All S&P QSOs configuration is not 
"sticky" - you have to manually select it each time you start MM.  My 
guess is that the folks who did this did not understand the program very 
well - hence my message.

73, Pete N4ZR
Check out the Reverse Beacon Network at
http://reversebeacon.net,
blog at reversebeacon.blogspot.com.
For spots, please go to your favorite
ARC V6 or VE7CC DX cluster node.

On 10/31/2013 10:02 PM, somata90924 at mypacks.net wrote:
> WHY in Gods name would anyone do that?
>
> Joe w6vnr
>
> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Pete Smith N4ZR <n4zr at contesting.com>
>> Sent: Oct 26, 2013 9:04 AM
>> To: CQ Contest <cq-contest at contesting.com>
>> Subject: [CQ-Contest] Avoiding spotting other stations on your run frequency
>>
>> We're seeing a number of spots on the cluster network that appear to be
>> spots of stations people work while running.  Obviously this is
>> undesirable.  I've just been reminded that there is one scenario in
>> which this can happen, more or less automatically, with N1MM Logger,
>> particularly when not using stored messages  If you a) don't hit F1 when
>> starting to run and b) Have Spot All S&P QSOs selected on the Config
>> menu, then the program will remain in S&P mode, and as you log each
>> station its callsign will be spotted.
>>
>> So please, N1MM users, even if you have no F1 message stored (usually
>> where CQ or QRL? would be) Hit F1 before you call your first CQ of a new
>> run.  Better yet, store a CQ message (and maybe some others too.
>>
>> -- 
>> 73, Pete N4ZR
>> Check out the Reverse Beacon Network at
>> http://reversebeacon.net,
>> blog at reversebeacon.blogspot.com.
>> For spots, please go to your favorite
>> ARC V6 or VE7CC DX cluster node.
>>
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