[SOC] DX Cluster Clog

[Hank Kohl K8DD]

At 11/18/2002 09:56 AM -0800, you wrote:
>On Mon, Nov 18, 2002 at 08:44:35AM -0500, W2AGN wrote:
> >SO, I printed the spots through the weekend.
> > Pretty big file, but I'll just send it to that guy Henderson at the ARRL
> > Contest desk, advising him to check it. Maybe that will cut down the SS
> > clutter on there for next year!
> >
> > Now isn't THAT a SOC thing to do?
>
>Gee, I thought that just using a cluster was a SOC thing!
>
>The rules don't permit receiving spots from a cluster, but don't
>address sending them, AFAIK (hint: don't look at the screen when you
>enter the data).
>
>Anyway, you're right, the clusters were really clogged (I'm running one
>here).  I wish there was a way to filter on destinations and reject w/ve
>(but not CY0) for times like this.
>
>I kept checking just the WARC bands, which did yield contacts with
>XT2DX and 9L1AB on 17 meters, so all was not lost.  Then I stayed up
>until CY0MM finally started listening in the 40 meter US phone band at
>0800Z.

I did that once in the days before the U class in SweepStakes - ran a
cluster printout from my cluster node showing everyone who posted the
"i need" and "please spot".   Then in Second Class fashion, I put it on the
contest reflector asking if these stations were Multi or not.

I would advise against posting any list of suspected "rule bending" in the
contest world - because the flames I got back would have made the St
Helen eruption look like a QRP match!  I nearly had to change my 
call!!!!!!!!!!!!

In SS you can receive spots if you are U or M class, but not A, B or Q,
and you can send spots in any class.AFAIK.

Didn't see any backups on my node, but there were 5682 spots originated
in Zones 1 - 8 on Nov 17, up from an average of about 1 - 1.5K daily on
non-contest weekends!

73    hank    k8dd
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