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

[John Geiger]

And if they did shut it down, then it would interfere with the Assisted
categories.

73 John AF5CC

On Tue, Apr 25, 2017 at 10:42 AM, Kelly Taylor <ve4xt at mymts.net> wrote:

> Irrespective of who created the cluster and for what, it does not fall
> under the jurisdiction of contesting and its operators cannot be forced to
> shut it down.
>
> That much is true: whether it's sad, but true, I'll leave for individuals
> to decide...
>
> 73, kelly, ve4xt,
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Apr 24, 2017, at 19:49, Jamie WW3S <ww3s at zoominternet.net> wrote:
> >
> > exactly.....and if memory serves me right, Dick and a partner (K1EA was
> maybe involved?) started a company, Cerulean (I think) , and morphed the
> packet cluster into something law enforcement and public service agencies
> used.....
> >
> > -----Original Message----- From: James Cain
> > Sent: Monday, April 24, 2017 1:54 PM
> > To: cq-contest at contesting.com
> > Cc: k0rc at citlink.net
> > Subject: [CQ-Contest] Self-spotting explanation from CQWW blog
> >
> > See "Packet With a Purpose," by James D. Cain, K1TN, QST, August 1990,
> page 54.-- K1TN------*/"The clusters were created for DXing not
> contesting."/*
> >
> > This statement is absolutely, 100% wrong. The original Packet Cluster
> was designed for contesting. If you don't believe me, ask the designers of
> the original system.
> > 73 de Bob - KØRC in MN
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