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

[W0MU Mike Fatchett]

How can you shut it all down?  Do you realize how many people are 
involved with the clusters?  Plenty of people contest using the clusters 
and derive great enjoyment from it.  The clusters were created for DXing 
not contesting.

The solution is to quit blaming the technology and start teaching.

W0MU


On 4/19/2017 4:59 PM, Ed Sawyer wrote:
> I too have been doing this, like Jeff, for a long time.  I don't think the
> "point and click" thing is a god thing for the hobby.  There's an easy way
> to make in very simple and uncomplicated.  Just shut off the RBN and cluster
> feeds during the contest.
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> I can hear the next complaint with self spotting allowed.  Why do I need to
> give my callsign on the air.  Everyone knows I am on this frequency from the
> spot.  Oh and the spot comment field has my exchange too.  So just a
> broadcast of the caller and his exchange is necessary.  The self spotting
> running station can just say thanks.
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> Is this honestly the desired outcome of the contest community?
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> Re read Jeff's post and see if a different conclusion is more desirable than
> allowing self spotting.
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> Laziness is killing us folks.  Harder is more interesting and rewarding.
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> 73
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> Ed  N1UR
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