[PaQSO] Should mobiles self-spot?

[Hank Greeb]

Several state QSO Parties allow APRS on mobiles, which is "continuous 
self spotting" as long as you know the band on which they're operating.

Many other encourage folks to use spotting networks for spotting the 
stations they're working, especially for those working mobiles. Seems 
like spotting and use of spotting for single op stations surely helped 
the mobiles in the recent Ohio QSO party.  I'd have LOVED to have 
continuous connection to the internet while out in the sticks of CLINton 
county.

I've most generally operated portable and <5 watts in the Ohio and 
Michigan QSO Parties.   When someone spots me, I get deluged with a 
pileup (small in comparison to a DXpedition to a rare location, but 
nevertheless,) of a "run" of 5, 10, or more in a very few minutes.   It 
certainly helps when I'm in a rare county where few, if any, other fixed 
stations are on the air. :)

So, to those working S&P, I'd encourage spotting of all stations you're 
working.  Many (most?) logging programs have that function built in, you 
only need an internet connection and be known by an DXcluster.

72/73 de n8xx Hg
QRP >99.44% of the time