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Re: [CQ-Contest] Q Code for Spotters

To: Randy Thompson K5ZD <k5zd@charter.net>
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Q Code for Spotters
From: Mirko S57AD <miroslav.sibilja@amis.net>
Reply-to: miroslav.sibilja@amis.net
Date: Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:33:15 +0100
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A bit off topic (pre- WW II one)

QRG?  Am I close to the band?
QRG    You are close to the (ham) band

Randy Thompson K5ZD pravi:
> QSM? - Do you have an objection to being spotted?
>
> QSM - I have no objection to being spotted.
>
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>> -----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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