I have done the same on 10m RTTY which is a lot like 160m RTTY
Not very many takers .... call CQ for hour with no Q's then make a post
And here comes 2 or 3 .....
But every time I do a SELF SPOT I get some e-mail saying it is not
right
No different than someone posting beacons
Or someone posting the people they have worked on the Freq. they are
calling CQ on
So I don't say anything to anyone IF THEY POST or if I get e-mail when I
post
from the shack of
WB5AAA
73 de JIM
-----Original Message-----
From: rtty-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:rtty-bounces@contesting.com] On
Behalf Of Bill, W6WRT
Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2011 10:36 AM
To: rtty@contesting.com
Subject: [RTTY] Self spotting outside of a contest?
Self-spotting (or correcting an erroneous spot) during a contest seems to be
widely disapproved, but how about self-spotting outside of a contest?
I like to operate 160 meter RTTY and without self-spotting, that can be a
loonely business, so sometimes I spot myself. When I do, I often get calls
right
away. When I don't, I can go a long time with no activity. People just don't
normally listen much for 160 meter RTTY.
Is that a proper use of self-spotting? I have been criticized for it by a
few
ops, but to me that is a valid use of telnet. I never self-spot on the other
bands, only 160. I might do it on six meter RTTY if I ever get around to
that
band, and for the same reasons.
Comments welcome.
73, Bill W6WRT
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