[RTTY] Self spotting outside of a contest?

[jim]

I have done the same on 10m RTTY   which is a lot like 160m RTTY
Not very many  takers .... call CQ for  hour with no Q's   then make a post 
And here comes 2 or 3 .....

But every time  I do  a SELF SPOT   I get  some  e-mail  saying it is not
right 

No different than someone  posting  beacons   
Or someone  posting  the people they have worked on  the Freq.  they are
calling CQ on

So I don't say anything  to anyone   IF THEY POST  or if I get e-mail when I
post 

 


from the shack of
WB5AAA
73 de JIM
 

-----Original Message-----
From: rtty-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:rtty-bounces at contesting.com] On
Behalf Of Bill, W6WRT
Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2011 10:36 AM
To: rtty at contesting.com
Subject: [RTTY] Self spotting outside of a contest?

Self-spotting (or correcting an erroneous spot) during a contest seems to be
widely disapproved, but how about self-spotting outside of a contest?

I like to operate 160 meter RTTY and without self-spotting, that can be a
loonely business, so sometimes I spot myself. When I do, I often get calls
right
away. When I don't, I can go a long time with no activity. People just don't
normally listen much for 160 meter RTTY. 

Is that a proper use of self-spotting? I have been criticized for it by a
few
ops, but to me that is a valid use of telnet. I never self-spot on the other
bands, only 160. I might do it on six meter RTTY if I ever get around to
that
band, and for the same reasons. 

Comments welcome. 

73, Bill W6WRT
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