"Gene Storey" wrote in message
Sounds like cheating.

Kinda -- but you still have to break the pileup -- and the pileup is almost
instantaneous when the spot hits the reporting networks. with hundreds or
thousands calling.

The purist abhors the spotting networks -- tunes and searches on his/her
own. May take years to achieve DXCC Honor roll this way -- but many have
done it. Sure helps to have a full legal limit amp and a 100 foot tower
loaded with stacked long john beams.

But if DX spotting networks are cheating -- what about the DX Nets which
spoon feed the hungry crowd ??

Ah DX IS !!!


And what about football -- where some spotter in the stands -- reports a
weak spot in the other teams line ????
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73 From The Wilderness Keyboard
"Gene Storey" wrote in message
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Sounds like cheating.


"Keyboard In The Wilderness" wrote
DX spotting networks are via packet radio or over the internet with
telnet.
Hams around the world report other DX stations freq, mode, etc. Used to
spot
rare DX or during contests

See URL for a sample:
http://oh2aq.kolumbus.com/dxs/oldlook.html?

Some discussions at URL:
http://outadaloop.com/LIVE10.htm

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73 From The Wilderness Keyboard
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"Gene Storey" wrote in message
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"Hank Oredson" wrote


What's a DX spotting network? I don't do contests, so
I'm kind of ignorant about being a paper hanger.