[UK-CONTEST] Death to the cluster!

[Bob Henderson]

Well I don't know about modern society old chap but let's not forget we're
talking about contesting.  Doesn't wanting to come first carry an element of
legitimacy therein?

Perhaps I'm confused.

73 Bob, 5B4AGN

2009/12/10 Rob Harrison <robharrison at g8hgn.freeserve.co.uk>

> Roger,
>
> Sadly that's not the clusters fault, more the "me" factor, and blow anyone
> else. But in our "modern" society "I" come first to the detriment of all
> others. Seeing the other chaps point of view doesn't occur to them, just
> get
> you in the log.
>
> 73,
> Bob G8HGN
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Roger G3SXW" <g3sxw at btinternet.com>
> To: <uk-contest at contesting.com>
> Sent: Thursday, December 10, 2009 7:48 PM
> Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] Death to the cluster!
>
>
> >
> > At a rare station (eg VooDudes) cluster can cut the QSO rate in half.
> This
> > is a recent phenomenon: many 'operators' have no clue what they're doing,
> > just hitting the button to send their call-sign continuously. Then the
> > station to whom I reply does not hear me go back to him through the
> bedlam
> > so I have to send the exchange 3-4 times. This kills the operating fun
> for
> > me. More recently (especially on 40 mtrs) I've had no option but to QSY.
> > Then I get a few minutes of sensible QSO rate, then the bedlam starts all
> > over again. I sometimes find that I QSY every ten minutes. Plain daft! I
> > realise it's horses for courses: for a non-rare station it might help.
> But
> > Cluster users need to put brain in gear before starting their motor.
> > Cluster
> > does help us to find mults too, but on balance I nowadays wish it had
> > never
> > been invented. Without it I guess that some 20+% more people could get
> > into
> > our logs: more QSOs, better scores, our score would also benefit, we have
> > more fun and so are more likely to DXpedition again the following year.
> > 73 de Roger/G3SXW.
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Paul O'Kane" <pokane at ei5di.com>
> > To: <uk-contest at contesting.com>
> > Sent: Thursday, December 10, 2009 7:28 PM
> > Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] Death to the cluster!
> >
> >
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: <mark.haynes at yahoo.co.uk>
> >>
> >>> However if we can conclude that overall more QSOs are being made
> >>> as a result of cluster spots, we must be conscious that this is
> >>> strengthening the security of not only contests and maintaining
> >>> interest but also our right to have access to the bands.
> >>
> >> I conclude that cluster spots tend to reduce QSO numbers because
> >> fewer people call CQ, and fewer people search the bands.
> >>
> >> 73,
> >> Paul EI5DI
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