[Dx-qsl] Bad spots on DX Cluster Spotting

Fri Aug 11 10:19:11 EDT 2006

Peter,
This is exactly the sort of thing my original message was dealing 
with -- those spots which show up on the DX Clusters which should 
have never been posted as DX Spots in the 1st place. They are 
announcements but the originator is either too ignorant to understand 
that or they are on some sort of ego trip just wanting to see their 
call sign on the Cluster.
What is needed is for those nodes which allow such bogus DX spots to 
be disconnected from the network until such time their SYS-OPs take 
control and police the activities of their users.
73's
Tom - N4NW
>At 09:10 PM 08/10/2006, Alan Zack wrote:
> >This sort of spotting has always been a PITA to me. I hate when
> >someone will spot a DX then say he can't hear him.
> >
> >>Osten B Magnusson wrote:
> >>I totally agree Tom, as I'm using VE7CC software, and these spots
> >>do start the alarm!
>>I don't mind them, to be honest. It gives a better clue to
>propagation. If I know x has propagation because he's worked the guy,
>and y doesn't have it, it may be of some use from time to time. What
>I don't like are the useless spots like "Please Beam to Costa Rica!"
>and "why no EU??????????????????" -- those are pointless and serve
>only to make fools of the poster.
>>>>>Cheers,
>>Peter,
>W2IRT