[Dxspider-support] Self-spotting and de-duplication

Simon Ravnič s53zo at t-2.net
Tue Jan 28 16:56:00 GMT 2025


With the ARRL CW and ARRL SSB coming in a few weeks this will be a major issue. Self spotting is allowed in all ARRL contests.

73
Simon, S53ZO
sysop S50DXS

> On 28 Jan 2025, at 17:38, Dirk Koopman via Dxspider-support <dxspider-support at tobit.co.uk> wrote:
> 
> As it stands right now, the default value in the code is $Spot::dupeage = 10*60. Individual nodes can change this.
> 
> Dirk G1TLH
> 
> On 28/01/2025 16:09, Rene Olsen wrote:
>> As often as every 3 minutes it seems.
>> 
>> So we can expect a flood of self spotting in all contests from now on I guess.
>> 
>> I hope whatever is decided, it will be an option for users to turn of that stuff.
>> 
>> I for one am not interested in getting thousands of self spots in my telnet window.
>> 
>> Vy 73 de Rene / OZ1LQH
>> 
>> 
>> On 28 Jan 2025 at 14:47, Dirk Koopman via Dxspider-sup wrote:
>> 
>>> On 27/01/2025 11:34, Keith, G6NHU via Dxspider-support wrote:
>>>> Dirk, do you think there´s likely to be a release before Monday 3rd
>>>> Feb?  I´ve got a whole bunch of contesters who are hoping to self spot
>>>> during the RSGB 80m CC SSB on that date.
>>>> 
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> 
>>>> 73 Keith.
>>> This thread is getting waaay too long, How often are they intending to
>>> do this?
>>> 
>>> 73 Dirk G1TLH
>>> 
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