[CQ-Contest] Self-spotting explanation from CQWW blog

[Gerry Hull]

I just wanted to point out, you can use RBN as much as you want to
"self-spot"  and it is perfectly within the rules.

RBN will not re-spot your callsign if you stay CQing on the same QRG.
However, move a few 100 Hz and RBN will re-spot you.
Just the ticket for a dying pileup.   Unless QSYing is outlawed, perfectly
legal for an unassisted single op.

73,

Gerry, W1VE

On Mon, Apr 17, 2017 at 2:32 PM, DXer <hfdxmonitor at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Kelly,
>
> My message was not clear on what I was commenting. I meant the act of
> self-spotting, not skimmer. Although skimmer could be considered 'passive'
> self-spotting, I guess.
>
> If you are unassisted, why is self-spotting even considered? It should not
> even be possible, or you are not unassisted.
>
> 73 de Vince, VA3VF
>
>
> On 2017-04-17 2:23 PM, Kelly Taylor wrote:
>
>>
>>
>>>
>>> Again, if the decision was to participate in the unassisted category,
>>> why is self-spotting or not an issue. Unassisted means no access to the
>>> benefits of spotting, sent or received, self or otherwise.
>>>
>>>
>> Not quite: you have no control over whether someone unrelated to your
>> operation (or on CW, Skimmer) spots you, so your being spotted in that way
>> doesn't affect your unassisted status. If it were otherwise, there could be
>> zero, or very few, who still qualify as unassisted at contest end. Nearly
>> everyone gets spotted.
>>
>> It's when you or your designate spots you in an effort to boost your
>> score does it become a rules issue.
>>
>> 73, kelly, ve4xt
>>
>>
>>
>> As for internet access or not, I believe the RF based cluster still exist
>>> in some places. It may not be as common as in years past, but if available,
>>> it cannot be ignored by the rules.
>>>
>>> 73 de Vince, VA3VF
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