<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;">Aye, agree with Iain. If I’d interpreted it properly before I posted it, I wouldn’t have posted it. <div><br></div><div>I’m definitely not a member of the spot police. In fact, strange that it may seem, I don’t use the cluster during contests, I always enter non-assisted :-)</div><div><br></div><div>73 Keith<br><div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div>On 24 Mar 2023, at 18:29, Iain Philipps via Dxspider-support <dxspider-support@tobit.co.uk> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div><meta charset="UTF-8"><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span>Well … we are not the “Spot Police”; If someone wants to break the rules of a contest and risk disqualification that would be their problem, not mine.<br><br>The maximum speed limit anywhere where I am currently living is 112kph. The maximum speed of my car (manufacturer specifications) is 210kph. Should they stop making that car just because I might use it at that speed?<br><br>Please notice that this is neither a vote for or against allowing self-spotting; that will be whatever that will be.<br><br><br><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span><br>73 de WR3D<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><b><span lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Dxspider-support <dxspider-support-bounces@tobit.co.uk><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>On Behalf Of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>Björn Ekelund via Dxspider-support<br><b>Sent:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>24 March 2023 17:37<br><b>To:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>The DXSpider Support list <dxspider-support@tobit.co.uk><br><b>Cc:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Björn Ekelund <bjorn@ekelund.nu><br><b>Subject:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Re: [Dxspider-support] Suspect cq wpx spots?<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></div><div><div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Not just a little suspicious.<o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></div></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Self spotting is explicitly forbidden in the CQ and WPX contests and can lead to disqualification. <o:p></o:p></div><div><div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></div></div><div><div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Björn SM7IUN<o:p></o:p></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></div><div><div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">On Fri, Mar 24, 2023 at 5:40 PM Keith Maton via Dxspider-support <<a href="mailto:dxspider-support@tobit.co.uk" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">dxspider-support@tobit.co.uk</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></div></div><blockquote style="border-style: none none none solid; border-left-width: 1pt; border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 0cm 0cm 0cm 6pt; margin: 5pt 0cm 5pt 4.8pt;" type="cite"><div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Replying to myself.<o:p></o:p></div><div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Probably someone just practising cheerleading. Ignore me.<o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></div><div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><br><br><o:p></o:p></div><blockquote style="margin-top: 5pt; margin-bottom: 5pt;" type="cite"><div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">On 24 Mar 2023, at 16:33, Keith Maton via Dxspider-support <<a href="mailto:dxspider-support@tobit.co.uk" target="_blank" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">dxspider-support@tobit.co.uk</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></div></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></div><div><div><div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 8.5pt; font-family: Menlo, serif;">1679666369^(progress) SPOT: <b><span style="color: rgb(180, 36, 25);">P3N</span></b> on 21019.5 @ 1359Z by 5B4AOW(213.149.174.145)@RW3XA-8 'CQ WW SSB WPX Contest'<o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 8.5pt; font-family: Menlo, serif;">1679670083^(progress) SPOT: <b><span style="color: rgb(180, 36, 25);">P3N</span></b> on 28490.0 @ 1501Z by 5B4AOW(213.149.174.145)@RW3XA-8 'CQ WW SSB WPX Contest'<o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 8.5pt; font-family: Menlo, serif;">1679672218^(progress) SPOT: <b><span style="color: rgb(180, 36, 25);">P3N</span></b> on 21264.4 @ 1536Z by 5B4AOW(213.149.174.145)@VE7CC-1 'CQ WW SSB WPX Contest'<o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 8.5pt; font-family: Menlo, serif;">1679674924^(progress) SPOT: <b><span style="color: rgb(180, 36, 25);">P3N</span></b> on 28449.5 @ 1622Z by 5B4AOW(213.149.174.145)@RW3XA-8 'CQ WW SSB WPX Contest'<o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 8.5pt; font-family: Menlo, serif;">1679675201^(progress) SPOT: <b><span style="color: rgb(180, 36, 25);">P3N</span></b> on 21222.1 @ 1626Z by P3AA(213.149.174.145)@RW3XA-8 'CQ WW SSB WPX Contest’<o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 8.5pt; font-family: Menlo, serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 8.5pt; font-family: Menlo, serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 8.5pt; font-family: Menlo, serif;">This is a bit dodgy, isn’t it especially as the contest hasn’t started yet. 5B4AOW and P3AA are both showing on qrz as being owned by RW3RN and it’s a Cyprus IP address.<o:p></o:p></span></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">_______________________________________________<br>Dxspider-support mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Dxspider-support@tobit.co.uk" target="_blank" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">Dxspider-support@tobit.co.uk</a><br><a href="https://mailman.tobit.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/dxspider-support" target="_blank" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">https://mailman.tobit.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/dxspider-support</a><o:p></o:p></div></div></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">_______________________________________________<br>Dxspider-support mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Dxspider-support@tobit.co.uk" target="_blank" style="color: purple; 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