[CQ-Contest] R: Ea8's banned from RBN? Hmmm

[Felipe J. Hernández]

Mike,

I don't think you understood the subject well as you stated below, make
sure you do before you invoke the white elephant in the room.

73's

Felipe
NP4Z


Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2017 18:22:56 -0400
From: "Mike Smith VE9AA" <ve9aa at nbnet.nb.ca>
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Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] R: Ea8's banned from RBN? Hmmm
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I have misunderstood this thread from the beginning.  Maybe I still do.

Am I na?ve, or perhaps I am just cynical? (or I am ?that guy? that will
mention the white elephant in the room)



Why should anyone care what spots get sent to DX Summit? Why? Why?

I?ll admit, I only go assisted in a small minority of contests and when I
do, I never use Dx Summit.

Why would anyone do that?  It?s so inneficient however you can presumably
hide that you are assisted.



I connect to VE7CC. (or maybe K1TTT or someone else that receives RBN
spots)?..yes, there are oodles of EA8 and everyone else there in the RBN
feeds from CC.

As far as I know Lee/CC sends all spots, (RBN included) and his cluster is
a fantastic tool and a benefit to all.



The only reason my little mind can come up with for anyone being upset (as
in EA8RM?s case) about certain spots from the RBN not being forwarded to
the DX Summit, is

because ASSISTED ops, not claiming assisted, use this resource.  (ie: They
are sitting on a web page, presumably not logged in with their callsign and
can hide from CQ, ARRL and other sponsors etc)



I use N1MM+ Logger, but understand other loggers are very similar in their
function showing you mults, double mults, what band they are on etc.



I can only fathom (right or wrong) the reason anyone in their right mind
would wish to watch thousands of dizzying spots streaming by is to hide the
fact you are cheating by acting that you are not ?assisted?, otherwise why
would you do it?



Maybe I am way out in the left field, but MAYBE there is a white elephant
in the room.



I am not accusing Juan of anything, other than he wishes more EA8 spots are
sent to Dx summit, so ?cheaters? hide behind an IP address.



This is the strangest thing I have read on CQ-CONTEST in quite some time.



Mike VE9AA