[VHFcontesting] Self-spotting

[Bob K0NR - email list]

I operating a fixed station so my use of assistance was mostly on 
dxmaps.com, watching for general propagation trends.
I spotted a few stations when I thought it would be helpful to expose 
changing conditions.
I also monitored the ON4KST chat pages but did not find that very 
helpful. I wasn't doing EME or meteor scatter.

I agree with Joel...seemed refreshing, like we are in the 21st Century. 
I did not see any sketchy contacts or questionable behavior.

73, Bob K0NR

On 6/15/2015 9:52 AM, Joel Harrison wrote:
> Hi Rick & gang,
>
> There was a good group on EME during the contest. In the past it has
> simply been trying to find a needle in a haystack which was quite
> frustrating. This weekend we were able to post where we were calling CQ on
> the N0UK JT65 page and it was refreshing. Everyone played by the rules and
> made no comments about QSO information and just knowing where everyone was
> operating generated quite a bit more activity and it was great.
>
> Bottom line from here - Loved it, very refreshing and greatly help in
> generating activity....exactly what it was supposed to do.
>
> 73 Joel W5ZN
>
>
>> I'd like to get some feedback from those who may have used
>> self-spotting.What means did you use? Tweet? Phone? APRS? APP?
>> Internet?Was it useful? Did it change the dynamic of your operation? Any
>> great QSOs??My personal activity was a rove through 7 grids here in the
>> mid-Atlantic. Aside from making a few phone calls and texts to alert
>> stations to my availability, I did not have any time to use anything
>> else--having covered 660 miles over the weekend. Rick, K1DS/R
>> _______________________________________________
>> VHFcontesting mailing list
>> VHFcontesting at contesting.com
>> http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/vhfcontesting
>>
>
>