[WIQPmail] Want more WIQP Mobiles?

[Tim Hale]

I fully agree. I've run mobile since 2006 with a few years missed in
between. There are plenty of times we get stuck in a county trying to get
enough contacts and self spotting would help us out alot with this. I could
see this being a great thing for the VHF guys as well.

Tim- KC9FSH (operate as K9TIT for WI QSO Party)

On Fri, May 13, 2022 at 12:56 PM Dave White via WIQP-Mail <
wiqp-mail at warac.org> wrote:

> A major problem for mobiles, especially SSB mobiles, in the WI QSO Party
> is the rule that prohibits self spotting.  The CW mode mobiles have
> automatic default spotting via the Reverse Beacon Network (RBN), but there
> is no similar mechanism for SSB mode.  We drive over to Minnesota and
> operate mobile SSB mode (as "K0M") for their QSO party and have a blast
> activating counties.  Because they allow self spotting SSB mode, mobile is
> very productive there.  Without self spotting, SSB mode mobile is a
> frustrating waste of time.  Most of us don't care about winning, so we can
> live with the archaic x2 "CW" scoring advantage, but we can't be productive
> and have fun as an SSB mode mobile without self spotting.  I'll
> guarantee that there will be more Wisconsin mobiles activating rare
> counties if you abolish the rule prohibiting self.
>
> Dave White - KZ9V
>
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