Let those who like to use Cluster's use them , HOWEVER make it a requirement
that a running station MUST I.D. every contact or be disqualified. I get
rather bent out of shape when some guy in Zone 8 sets on a freq working and
just dit dit for 10 or more Q's then I.D.s at 50 plus wpm.
Rex K7QQ
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Gilbert" <xdavid@cis-broadband.com>
To: "Stan Stockton" <wa5rtg@gmail.com>
Cc: <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 10, 2013 2:37 AM
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Contest spotting
I'm pretty sure he asked what would happen if nobody used cluster spots,
and the various online clusters have just about replaced VHF packet
systems for the great majority of users. I can also guarantee that casual
contesters are not going to be thinking about setting up remote receivers
and multiple stations.
I almost never use spotting clusters simply because I prefer not to, but I
think it is way more than coincidence that the rise in contesting
popularity has roughly paralleled the expansion in online clusters of
various types, whether it's due to casual contesters looking for rich
fields of DX or casual contesters looking to maximize their fun (making
contacts) in a short period of time.
To be honest, I've never understood all this rabid animosity toward
cluster users. They undeniably add activity to the bands and they compete
in their own categories. Anyone who disapproves of cluster users loses
NOTHING from their existence. Every time I see one of these threads I
picture grumpy, disenfranchised old men lamenting the fact that not
everyone sees the world through their glasses.
Dave AB7E
On 3/9/2013 5:53 PM, Stan Stockton wrote:
That is not a reason. If they want to work DX, they will still be there.
"Casual contesters" are not competing for anything in the contest. They
can use packet, have multiple stations, have receivers a thousand miles
away or do anything else they want to work their DX.
73...Stan, K5GO
Sent from my iPad
On Mar 9, 2013, at 4:14 PM, David Gilbert <xdavid@cis-broadband.com>
wrote:
Most probably that a very large number of casual contesters, many of
whom are participating primarily to work new DX, would not be there to
give the rest of us contacts.
Dave AB7E
On 3/9/2013 1:06 PM, Tom Osborne wrote:
What is the downside of nobody using cluster spots in contests? 73
Tom W7WHY
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