[DX-CHAT] Culture Change on DX Cluster?

2007-11-01 Thread John Warren
I think I detect the start of a culture change on the DX cluster. You may not care about it, or - more likely - you'll deplore it, but I think it's happening anyway, and probably can't be reversed. It's self-spotting. In most contests it's illegal, but not at other times, and for many less

Re: [DX-CHAT] Culture Change on DX Cluster?

2007-11-01 Thread Dan Zimmerman N3OX
I think it's fine if you're rare DX and not getting any responses... However, I've come to think no one should ever spot someone that already has a pileup. Obviously self spotters are too busy at that point to spot... Pipe dream, of course. Never gonna happen because people like to brag to the

Re: [DX-CHAT] Culture Change on DX Cluster?

2007-11-01 Thread harris_ruben
Maybe it's just me, but I always liked to put my headset on and tune, tune, tune. I'll look at the cluster to get an idea how the bands are, but I always loved to just... tune around. Especially on 17! N2ERN Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post

RE: [DX-CHAT] Culture Change on DX Cluster?

2007-11-01 Thread Ron Notarius W3WN
PROTECTED] Behalf Of John Warren Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2007 5:46 AM To: dx-chat@njdxa.org Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [DX-CHAT] Culture Change on DX Cluster? I think I detect the start of a culture change on the DX cluster. You may not care about it, or - more likely - you'll deplore it, but I