David
If you are using my cluster and want skimmer spots just enter SET/SKIMMER
and you will get them. You also should reject at least CW and PSK skimmer
spots during RTTY contests by using the KEYWORD filter. SET/FILTER
KEYWORD/REJ CW,PSK
I found during the contest, even after running on a frequency and being
spotted by skimmers all the time, as soon as a real person spotted me I had
a mini pileup.
Lee
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Levine" <david@levinecentral.com>
To: "Dave Hachadorian" <k6ll.dave@gmail.com>
Cc: "reflector RTTY" <rtty@contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2015 10:40 AM
Subject: Re: [RTTY] WHY put CQ at the end?
I operated this past weekend using VE7CC cluster and not a skimmer to feed
spots. I was set to spot any station I worked that wasn't already spotted,
I spotted a huge number of stations which means they weren't already
spotted by another operator. To give you the magnitude of how many, I
alone
spotted 50 stations not in the cluster in the last 2 hrs 30 mins of the
contest, according to DXWatch. So I wouldn't agree with the statement that
S&P operators will arrive on a frequency knowing the station calling CQ.
Maybe different once everyone is using a skimmer cluster, but it's not
something I'm into yet. But I'm a little guy and maybe I'm not
representative of the majority of operators working a contest. And I
disagree that ending with CQ is a hindrance whether in CW, phone or RTTY.
K2DSL - David
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