[CQ-Contest] Self spotting in tests

[MARK BAILEY]

Or, as Sterling, N0SSC, points out with his reference to "stream sniping," someone can have their social media team plant fake spots that look like self spots for their competitors on the wrong frequencies.  Or spam the networks entirely.

The opportunities for "trolling" are multiplied as the internet social networks and spotting networks become more and more important in the game.  Time to go research "stream sniping".  :-)

73,

Mark, KD4D



> On 02/16/2022 3:56 PM RT Clay <rt_clay at bellsouth.net> wrote:
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> Sometimes rare mult stations are swamped by too many callers (think VY1 in SS). With the new rule maybe they could flood the system with spots with the wrong frequency to thin out their pileups :)
> Tor N4OGW
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>     On Wednesday, February 16, 2022, 02:37:42 PM CST, Bill kollenbaum - K4XS via CQ-Contest <cq-contest at contesting.com> wrote:  
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>  I'm trying to figure out if this rule change is dumber than the WPX (combining assisted and SO categories.  I think the ARRL one is dumber.
> Why S/P? Everyone is going to look for spots.  For the common W1, JA1 or DJ1 this rule really stinks.  I suppose the rare and semi-rare stations will really be helped with the rule change.  I will probably benefit from it but the rule sucks.  Now ever five minutes or so you spot and rebuild the pile up.
> I have yet to hear a good reason for the WPX change and will be waiting  for the rational behind this one.  Please don't tell me, "we couldn't enforce the no spot rule".  Lots of rules are hard to enforce, power, rubber clocking, multi-ops that are4 really single ops etc.
> Bill K4XS/KH7XS/V31XX
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