[CQ-Contest] Thoughts on DQs in CQWW

[Ria Jairam]

How does your friend know you came on a new run freq?

There's some behaviour that follows the pattern of cheerleading and some
that follows the pattern of cheating.

A friend finding you on her own and spotting you occasionally is not
cheating. That is cheerleading.

A friend who you told on text/Facebook/WhatsApp/chat room etc that you are
on a new run freq or need a boost and then proceeds to spot you repeatedly
is you cheating.

The latter happens more often than we would like to admit, with some
stations even publicly announcing their run freq on social media! I try to
tell them it's not allowed (I feel the word "cheating" makes me a wannabe
cop) and sometimes they take down the post. Some ask me where I am I say I
can't tell them.

73
Ria, N2RJ




On Sun, Apr 16, 2017 at 6:37 PM Peter Voelpel <dj7ww at t-online.de> wrote:

> But that is still no self spotting!
>
> 73
> Peter
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: CQ-Contest [mailto:cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of
> Ed
> Sawyer
>
>
> On the self spotting, its not about quantity, its about quality.  Just one
> friend that spots you every time you come on a new run frequency and then
> an
> hour later if you need a refresh is way more important than 50 or 10
> friends
> randomly cheering you on.
>
> Ed  N1UR
>
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