[Dxspider-support] Self spotting

[Brian Stucker]

POTA allows self-spotting... Let it through and let people filter it out.

On Sat, Mar 11, 2023 at 2:59 PM Mike McCarthy, W1NR via Dxspider-support <
dxspider-support at tobit.co.uk> wrote:

> DX Spider does have a good set of filters to suit the needs of just
> about everyone. I say let it all pass through and let the user decide
> what they want with filters and settings like set/wantrbn unset/skimmer
> and maybe a new one for unset/selfspot or maybe a set/minselfspot with a
> minimum frequency threshold. You can even limit spots to ones from
> specific regions and zones and modes and bands. Then again, you will
> never please everyone every time.
>
> Remember the original AK1A spotting network was built for contesters by
> contesters.
>
> Mike, W1NR
>
> On 3/11/2023 10:41 AM, jarmo via Dxspider-support wrote:
> > I don't see any difficulties sefspotting, like "PO0R/qrp", station could
> > get some qsos more.
> > What I see quite HMM! Building cluster network by terms of contesters.
> > Is it so, that now a days contesters can't find stations by rolling VFO,
> > need to be digital "nanny" beside :D?
> > This 30 years, been "kind" of sysop, seen this network used with or
> > without contest rules. Now rbn ,skimmer all help methods...
> > Could it be possible, that for contesters, someone build up server,
> > where they ALL could connect and see each, no quessing, no QRM
> > to DXCLUSTER, that could me named CONTEST CLUSTER :D And
> > not connected to this, what we have...
> >
> > Sorry, if you see me as contest negative, but ONE, only ONE, was
> > maybe CQWW or some these big ones, I was doing "normal" cq,
> > came station, didn't care identify himself" told me, " move f''ing else
> > now it's contest time!" Station was surely legal limit power passed
> > by 3Kw... Yeah..
> >
> > So building this clusternetwork by terms and rules of contesters.
> > I say Strict NAY.
> > Ordinary selfspotting, there is nothing wrong...
> >
>
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