[CQ-Contest] Is Self Spotting now allowed in ARRL tests?

[Paul O'Kane]

On 23/11/2022 08:25, Pete Smith N4ZR wrote:
> It makes no sense to encourage stations to clog the clusters with 
> spots of themselves, just because they can.


Self-spotting is merely the equivalent of calling CQ by non-ham means.  
To me, it never made sense to permit the use of non-ham communications 
networks for the purpose of improving your score while contesting.

However, there's no point in griping about it now - the damage has been 
done, and I think I know who has been largely responsible.

http://lists.contesting.com/archives//html/CQ-Contest/2009-10/msg00293.html

http://lists.contesting.com/archives//html/CQ-Contest/2022-02/msg00094.html

73,
Paul EI5DI