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Re: [CQ-Contest] Self-Spotting, but with a benefit?

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Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Self-Spotting, but with a benefit?
From: "Mike VE9AA ve9aa@nbnet.nb.ca" <ve9aa@nbnet.nb.ca>
Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2022 15:28:55 -0500 (EST)
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Hi Brian,

I don't yet use the contest scoreboards. Have thought about it....a lot and will likely come over to the dark side eventually.

If (or when) I do, there is ZERO chance I'd ever reveal what band I am making my QSO's on. For instance, I might catch a weak 10m Es opening to western EU during a summertime contest or an early opening on 40m in mid afternoon in the fall. No way I would want to reveal to my competition that this is going on, so that they can also make it more difficult for me to make Q's or catchup/surpass me when they find these openings as well.

I am not sure anyone would want this....surely this is not the way these scoreboards operate?. I'll admit, I know virtually nothing about the true operation of them in real time, though I have glanced at them once/twice over the years when there was no contest going on.

73 es keep up the good work on the contest writeups !
Mike VE9AA

For the categories/contests that allow self-spotting, could stations that report scores during the contest to the online scoreboards have the ability and OPTION to/not-to ALSO report their frequencies, and have those frequencies be
displayed on the leaderboards?
-Brian N9ADG</pre>
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