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I quote from the ARRL Website:<br>
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<i>Self Spotting: Effective beginning with the 2022 Contest Year,
self spotting is no longer prohibitied in ARRL Sponsored Contests.</i><br>
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73<br>
Jan<br>
PA4JJ<br>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Op 24-3-2023 om 19:29 schreef Iain
Philipps via Dxspider-support:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">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>
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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>
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Please notice that this is neither a vote for or against
allowing self-spotting; that will be whatever that will be.<br>
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73 de WR3D<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span
lang="EN-US"> Dxspider-support
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:dxspider-support-bounces@tobit.co.uk"><dxspider-support-bounces@tobit.co.uk></a> <b>On Behalf
Of </b>Björn Ekelund via Dxspider-support<br>
<b>Sent:</b> 24 March 2023 17:37<br>
<b>To:</b> The DXSpider Support list
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:dxspider-support@tobit.co.uk"><dxspider-support@tobit.co.uk></a><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Björn Ekelund <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:bjorn@ekelund.nu"><bjorn@ekelund.nu></a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Dxspider-support] Suspect cq wpx spots?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Not just a little suspicious.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Self spotting is explicitly forbidden in
the CQ and WPX contests and can lead to disqualification. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Björn SM7IUN<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Fri, Mar 24, 2023 at 5:40 PM Keith
Maton via Dxspider-support <<a
href="mailto:dxspider-support@tobit.co.uk"
moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">dxspider-support@tobit.co.uk</a>>
wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Replying to myself.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Probably someone just practising
cheerleading. Ignore me.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On 24 Mar 2023, at 16:33,
Keith Maton via Dxspider-support <<a
href="mailto:dxspider-support@tobit.co.uk"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true"
class="moz-txt-link-freetext">dxspider-support@tobit.co.uk</a>>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Menlo",serif">1679666369^(progress)
SPOT: <b><span style="color:#B42419">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></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Menlo",serif">1679670083^(progress)
SPOT: <b><span style="color:#B42419">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></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Menlo",serif">1679672218^(progress)
SPOT: <b><span style="color:#B42419">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></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Menlo",serif">1679674924^(progress)
SPOT: <b><span style="color:#B42419">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></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Menlo",serif">1679675201^(progress)
SPOT: <b><span style="color:#B42419">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></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><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></p>
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