No one would be harmed. In the spot notes something like " cq dx band open to AS" would be just fine.
It's only prohibited in contests. 73, Juha OH6XX 7.2.2015 14.31 kirjoitti "Mike Waters" <[email protected]>: > Pardon my ignorance, but if there is little or no activity on 160, what > harm does spotting one's own "CQ DX" do? I know it's frowned upon, but I > have never understood why. > > I called CQ DX for awhile this morning before dawn, and no one answered. I > know that propagation was decent, because I worked a VK2, K1N, and heard > other DX. Perhaps if I would have spotted myself on the DX cluster, then > some DX station would have taken notice and answered me. > > Not everyone tunes the bands looking for CQs all the time (like I did this > AM after K1N's sunrise). But lots of people monitor the cluster. > > Just who would I have harmed (any why) if I would have self-spotted myself? > > 73, Mike > www.w0btu.com > _________________ > Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband > _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
