[CQ-Contest] Spot Filters was: Self-spotting explanation from CQWW blog

[Jim Brown]

I strongly agree. I set my filter to see spots from W of the Rockies, 
including VE, KL7, and KH6, and to see spots from W3LPL. Why? Because I 
want to see spots for stations in my skip zone, so I don't get NILs when 
someone I think is working me is really working someone else on my 
frequency. :) Yes, a good op can usually tell from timing, but not always.

73, Jim K9YC

On Tue,4/25/2017 1:11 PM, Matt NQ6N wrote:
> But just for the record, I don't necessarily think that seeing too many
> spots is bad for a new ham, it helps to illustrate how propagation works
> (and doesn't work). In a sense seeing only workable spots is a pragmatic
> thing to do, but it hides the reality that the bands may be hopping
> elsewhere in the world.