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

[W0MU Mike Fatchett]

It is an easy mistake to make especially in the heat of the contest.

Mike W0MU

On 11/1/2013 4:17 AM, Pete Smith N4ZR wrote:
> 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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