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Re: [CQ-Contest] Q Code for Spotters

To: "'Paul O'Kane'" <pokane@ei5di.com>, <CQ-Contest@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Q Code for Spotters
From: "Randy Thompson K5ZD" <k5zd@charter.net>
Date: Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:21:48 -0000
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QSM? - Do you have an objection to being spotted?

QSM - I have no objection to being spotted.

 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: cq-contest-bounces@contesting.com 
> [mailto:cq-contest-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Paul O'Kane
> Sent: Thursday, October 29, 2009 1:46 PM
> To: CQ-Contest@contesting.com
> Subject: [CQ-Contest] Q Code for Spotters
> 
> Some contesters don't like being spotted, because the 
> resultant pileup slows their rate.  Others, like myself, 
> think it's our birthday when we have two or more callers.
> 
> For most of us, being spotted confers a huge advantage, but 
> we're not allowed to spot ourselves and we can't ask anyone 
> else to do it - it's entirely at the whim of others.
> 
> To help those kind people to know when it's appropriate to 
> spot, I propose the Q-Code QSM as an alternative to QSL or 
> Roger or Thanks. It does not mean "Please Spot Me", because 
> that would be against the rules - written or unwritten. It 
> means "I have no objection to being spotted".
> 
> No QSM heard, don't spot - otherwise it's your choice.
> 
> 73,
> Paul EI5DI
> 
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