Christian what you have written already happens.
The clusters are nearly all internet based, so does it really matter if
the self spotting is done via a cluster, a web page, Facebook, or any of
the programs available today?
If you want to be competitive today you will make sure that you have a
skimmer that reports to the RBN very close to your station so that you
are constantly spotted. Being spotted is important.
Is it right or wrong? That is up to the various contest committees to
determine.
W0MU
On 4/13/2017 1:13 AM, Christian Schneider wrote:
If this is the reality of seemingly too many ops being unable to find
a station without someone putting a spot on the net, then we will have
more and more cries to allow selfspotting (for the sake of activity,
for being equal with CW where RBN spots each CQ etc....).
Done consequently and driven by convenience it will not be restricted
to all forms of "cluster" but unevitably will then also use web based
social media of all kinds. Thus we will have CQing on twitter and
Facebook, too - and every big multi-op station will need at least one
social media guy to optimize CQing there. You can do and gain an awful
lot there: A FB post with an attracting picture of ops and "now on
21250 beaming XYZ" (in necessary languages for target region plus
tagging, plus seeding posts on relevant sites there etc.) placed at
the right time will of course give an advantage over a competitor not
doing it.
Not judging, only describing what web addiction is about to bring.
Convenience rules on and on and beats the fun of challenges. Wasn't
RBN initially NOT planned to deliver spots into the cluster system? It
was not realistic to expect that. It may not be realistic to expect
that ever expanding contest rules will really define and restrict
which kinds of web based spotting will be allowed. Sooner or later we
then will discuss whether banning Facebook CQs is as "oldfashioned" as
now banning selfspots.
73, Chris DL8MBS
Am 13.04.2017 um 02:14 schrieb Charles Harpole:
Here is my situation that may be true for many ops.
I now have limited stamina and prop. When I do operate, I want some
action--that means my taste is for rapid running. However, I live
off the
population centers and nevertheless need to be heard by lots ops and
quickly in my short op time.
Actual typical example...I begin at start of the TWO HOUR window I
have NA
or EU. I work a couple S&P who say I am vy loud, so I call CQ.
Nothing.
The two hours are slipping by. I spot myself once. A flood of callers
result and running fun. My two hours give me 75-120 QSOs.
No spot gives about 25 QSOs.
The contest gives me 4 two-hour openings if lucky. Given my tastes,
not
spotting myself means no fun.
So, I self spot couple times or less. I enjoy the contest. I can not
enter due to spotting. These are my facts. Deal with it. I do. 73,
Charly, HS0ZCW
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