[CQ-Contest] N1MM's Embrace of Self-Spotting

[Richard F DiDonna NN3W]

Maybe you should take the issue up with the ARRL CAC.  After all, it was
the CAC that created this monster.....

73 Rich NN3W

On Wed, Nov 30, 2022 at 9:04 AM Pete Smith N4ZR <pete.n4zr at gmail.com> wrote:

> In the latest release of N1MM+, a macro is added that can be put in any
> of the Entry Window buttons, effectively automating self-spotting, for
> example as each QSO is logged.  So far, at least, this option only works
> once every 10 minutes.
>
> Tom has rejected my attempts to raise this issue on the N1MM reflector,
> so I'm trying here.    The difference between self-spotting and being
> spotted by an RBN node should be obvious - in the RBN case a transmitted
> signal has actually been heard by someone else. Making it easy to spot
> yourself every 10 minutes strikes me as a significant step away from the
> idea of only using radio to make radio contacts.
>
> Just because you *can* do something doesn't mean you should.  It makes
> me sad that the N1MM group, of which I was proud to be a member for
> almost 15 years, should have decided to be the ones to facilitate
> self-spotting.
>
> --
> 73, Pete N4ZR
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