"How the cluster will look like?"
It will look like the Reverse Beacon Network that already exists for CW
events. These spots are delivered over the existing network. The rate of
spots can exceed 5,000 per hour so I don't think there is an issue of
capacity of the network. There has been an issue of the contest logging
software "dealing with" this volume of information but that issue has
been addressed by the programmers earlier this year.
Outside of contests, I don't see any problem with self spotting.
73 de Bob - KØRC in MN
On 7/13/2011 1:16 PM, Vladimir Sidarau wrote:
> Isaac,
>
> A RTTY contest may have some 2-3000 participants. What if they all decide to
> spot themselves alltogether? Or what if each of them spots himself every 5
> minutes? How the cluster will look like? Will it be informative at all?
> Technically speaking, can normal cluster channel process 2-3-4000 spots at
> once?
>
> A normal cluster spot informs subscribers that the station X has heard the
> station B. This information serves 2 purposes, it shows that there is the
> station X active in the contest (it may be a valuable mult), and that there
> is actually a propagation between locations of ststions A abd B. What
> purpose serves a self-spot? Do I need a self-spot of a ZL station CQing on
> 10 m band in the middle of my night when there is not a sign of propagation?
> In contrary if another VE3 sports the ZL, I may drop my run on other band
> and jump on 10 m, but I will only do that if there is a proof of the unique
> opening, read, a real spot.
>
> OK, this list has always been educational in various aspects. Today I have
> learned that apparently self-spotting can be considered progressive...
>
> 73,
> Vladimir VE3IAE
>
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> To: "jim"<wb5aaa@windstream.net>
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> Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2011 12:59 PM
> Subject: [Bulk] Re: [RTTY] Self spotting outside of a contest?
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>
>> What is a "CQ" if not a "self spot on the air" ?.....
>> IMHO there is nothing wrong with self spotting on the cluster.
>> It's just that some people will never admit they're wrong in understanding
>> progress....
>> 73
>> Isaac, 4Z1TL (ex-4z4tl)
>>
>>> Not very many takers .... call CQ for hour with no Q's then make a
>>> post
>>> And here comes 2 or 3 .....
>>>
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