I agree with this post completely.
At 10:25 6/7/2012, Peter W2IRT wrote:
I'm of mixed feelings but on occasion I don't mind it to be totally
honest. If it's a nearby big gun station reporting no-copy once in a
while I'm OK with it. If it's constant then, no. Also, for BC, it's
easy enough to block either one constant annoying station outright
or, if you're using a CC-based cluster, to block or
time-limit-by-band spots from VE7. I've blocked W3LPL's spots
outright and I block spots from certain geographic areas and also
based on time. It's easy enough to configure in AR-user software from VE7CC.
Sometimes a not-heard from NJ but good spots from NC tell me
something about propagation. I guess it depends on how frequently
the not-heard spots get posted. Once here or there for a major
DXpedition, especially on a difficult band like 10m, I can appreciate.
- pjd
From: kf...@njdxa.org [mailto:kf...@njdxa.org] On Behalf Of GERRY
Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2012 12:35 PM
To: dx-chat@njdxa.org
Subject: [DX-CHAT] Spotting Etiquette
Spotting etiquette has bugged me for a long time so I thought I'd vent.
I really don't understand why some folks want to tell us that they
can't hear the DX where they are. I thought the purpose of DX
SPOTTING was to tell us where (and by whom) the DX IS being heard.
Imagine the traffic if everyone who didn't hear the DX reported it.
I have my program set to tell me when the DX is being heard in NA
and it's darn annoying to get an alarm and highlight from someone in
BC (I use BC as an example not to offend other NA non-spotters)
telling us he also can't hear the DX.
FWiW
73, Gerry VE6LB/VA6XDX
VE6 QSL Bureau Team
DXCC Field Checker
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