[UK-CONTEST] Real-time sharing of logs between stations in AFS teams

[Stewart Bryant]

On 06/11/2010 18:05, Paul_group wrote:
>
> On 06/11/2010 16:48, Robert Chipperfield wrote:
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> <Snip spotting>
>
> Hello Rob
>
> Your interpretation of the rules regarding use of DX cluster in VHF
> contests mirrors the clarification given to me by the VHFCC some time ago.
>
>   >  Assuming I am allowed to (which I think I can, but you may tell me
>   >  otherwise), then presumably it would be acceptable to pass details of
>   >  other stations which I had called to my fellow team members - it's
>   >  analogous to me posting them to the DX cluster.
>
> No, its entirely different. A private spotting network is just that. Its
> keeping what you consider useful competitive information to your own team.
>
>   >  Perhaps I should
>   >  consider posting them to the public cluster instead, but I'm not sure
>   >  that's always useful to the wider community, especially if they're not
>   >  really very "DX"!
>
> If you think the information is of use to others you should spot them on
> the public cluster that way everyone (who wants to) sees the activity
> and more qso's may take place.
>
> Technically this is straightforward to achieve, would it benefit VHF
> contesting.. nope!

The private net would certainly be a bad thing for contesting. Consider 
two teams A1 A2 B1 B2.

A2 and B1 work each other pass the info to A1 and B2 in semi real time. 
All A1 and A2 need to exchange is the serial number, which with a bit of 
listen for my friend would reduce to a single s/n passed in one direction.

Stewart/G3YSX