[CQ-Contest] Self spotting?

[W0MU Mike Fatchett]

I am not doing anything other than giving an opinion.  The contest folks 
make the rules.

That might help expose those claiming unassisted though.......Tell them 
to turn their antenna and the do and work you and then claim not using 
packet or a host of other online chat resources.


On 11/3/2017 3:52 PM, Igor Sokolov wrote:
> Mike,
>
> Does it mean that you narrow the meaning of self spotting to runners 
> only. Therefore when doing S&P , I hear needed mult and have 
> difficulties to get him, I can send a spot with comment " Turn you 
> antenna towards me, I need you for mult. May be you need me for mult 
> as well. Or at least I will give you 3 points instead of 1 pointers  
> you work now"
>
> Who knows if the op will see this spot. But if he will, he should have 
> less difficulties to understand its meaning.
>
>
> 73, Igor UA9CDC
>
>
> 03.11.2017 19:31, W0MU Mike Fatchett пишет:
>> That is not self spotting.   I spot lots of things that I don't work 
>> or can't work or stations I already worked in contests and outside 
>> contests.  Who knows if the op will see and understand the meaning of 
>> your spot.
>>
>> Self spotting is you trying to run on a freq and using your call or 
>> another call to spot that frequency so people can find you.
>>
>> W0MU
>>
>>
>> On 11/2/2017 9:29 PM, Mark wrote:
>>> As you may know we have all sorts of issues in this part of the 
>>> world with
>>> getting people to turn their beams in a contest.
>>>
>>> So if I come across a station calling CQ who clearly cannot hear me, 
>>> is it
>>> OK to spot him saying ZL can hear you? Would it make a difference 
>>> if, being
>>> in a multi-op, the spot comes from my personal callsign and not the
>>> multi-op callsign?
>>>
>>> My feeling is if the spot doesn't come from the station callsign and
>>> doesn't mention the station callsign,it can't be considered self 
>>> spotting
>>> as the DX station won't know the callsign which wants to work him 
>>> (although
>>> he might assume it is the one spotting him).
>>>
>>> Thoughts?
>>>
>>> 73
>>> Mark ZL3AB
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