[CQ-Contest] Getting more SSB spots

[Pete Smith N4ZR]

You're misunderstanding my point, guys.  I have no quarrel with people 
who choose not to use spots. What I was arguing is that for those who 
choose to use and make spots, there's an easy way to increase the 
availability of SSB spots.  That's all.

73, Pete N4ZR

Check out the new Reverse Beacon Network
web server at<http://beta.reversebeacon.net>.
For spots, please use your favorite
"retail" DX cluster.

On 3/6/2022 12:35 PM, Hans Brakob wrote:
> You read my mind, Barry!
>
>
> 73, de Hans, KØHB
> “Just a Boy and his Radio”™
>
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> *From:* CQ-Contest 
> <cq-contest-bounces+kzerohb=gmail.com at contesting.com> on behalf of 
> Barry W2UP <w2up.co at gmail.com>
> *Sent:* Sunday, March 6, 2022 10:04:53 AM
> *To:* Steve Lott <lottsphoto at gmail.com>
> *Cc:* Pete Smith N4ZR <pete.n4zr at gmail.com>; reflector cq-contest 
> <CQ-Contest at contesting.com>
> *Subject:* Re: [CQ-Contest] Getting more SSB spots
> Yes, let's kill off the last vestige of radio, i.e. tuning the band, vs.
> clicking the mouse.
>
> Barry W2UP
>
> On Sun, Mar 6, 2022 at 8:46 AM Steve Lott <lottsphoto at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Pete
> >
> > I agree we should thank each other for each QSO
> > By immediately spotting the run stations we work
> >
> > Steve
> > KG5VK
> >
> > On Sun, Mar 6, 2022 at 9:05 AM Pete Smith N4ZR <pete.n4zr at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Some of you may have read my post about using this weekend's ARRL DX
> > > contest to try for more countries on 160.  Well, the contest on that
> > > band is effectively over, and the results are in.  I used Spot 
> Collector
> > > to give only 160-meter spots this weekend, and since Friday
> > > night/Saturday morning I've received precisely 5, of which only 
> one was
> > > DX .  This phenomenon, unfortunately, is precisely what leads to 
> stupid
> > > rule changes like ARRL's "self-spotting" idea.
> > >
> > > It's sad, too, because something more than half of contesters use N1MM
> > > Logger+, which has a convenient, zero-effort way to fix this.  On the
> > > Config menu in the Entry window, N1MM has the option to "automatically
> > > spot all new S&P QSOs".  If you check this option, you will spot every
> > > S&P QSO you make, where the station has not been spotted within 
> the last
> > > 10 minutes on the same band and mode. Imagine what a huge difference
> > > this would make if even half of N1MM users turned it on.
> > >
> > > 73, Pete N4ZR
> > >
> > > Check out the new Reverse Beacon Network
> > > web server at<http://beta.reversebeacon.net>.
> > > For spots, please use your favorite
> > > "retail" DX cluster.
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> > *KG5VK*
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