Is there a pre-approved "safety word"?
73 Rich NN3W
----- Original Message -----
From: "Randy Thompson K5ZD" <k5zd@charter.net>
To: "'Paul O'Kane'" <pokane@ei5di.com>; <CQ-Contest@contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, October 29, 2009 1:21 PM
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Q Code for Spotters
> 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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