I love this story. Nice detective work. These guys
obviously ought to be DQ'd, but I'll bet they won't
be. I like that you "out" them on here, though.
Thanks. 73, N7OR
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--- Fabian Kurz <lists@telegraphy.de> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> thanks to the OH2AQ-Webcluster's facility to
> retrieve the originating
> IP-Address for Spots entered via the HTTP-Interface,
> I could collect some
> interesting information about some spots in the
> recent WAE SSB Contest...
> just have a look:
>
> SPOT:
> Sep 13 09:37 2003 DX de OZ1HPS-@: 21295.3 4L6AM
> WAE
> TEST 0937Z 62.168.189.31
>
> A 'WHOIS'-lookup of the IP-address revelaed:
>
> inetnum: 62.168.160.0 - 62.168.191.255
> netname: GE-CN-20030212
> descr: Caucasus Network Ltd.
> descr: PROVIDER LOCAL REGISTRY
> country: GE
>
> So this Spot was sent from Georgia, obvioulsy NOT
> from Denmark. OZ1HPS
> later complained on the cluster about his call being
> abused.
>
>
> Next candidate:
>
> Sep 14 04:23 2003 DX de
> AI1G-@: 3789.0 CQ0T WAE
> 0423Z
> 193.126.128.219
>
> WHOIS-Lookup-Result:
>
> inetnum: 193.126.128.0 - 193.126.191.255
> netname: KQPT-IOL-DIALUP
> descr: KPNQwest Portugal / IOL ISP
> country: PT
>
> This Spot was definitely coming from Portugal, not
> from the US. Furthermore
> the callsign AI1G is not currently issued.
>
> Some hours later, another spot of CQ0T:
>
> Sep 14 15:55 2003 DX de
> K2EFV-@: 21271.0 CQ0T WAE
> 1555Z
> 194.65.14.75
>
> And again the lookup reveals that this spot was
> coming from Portugal,
> another ISP this time though.. Again, K2EFV is not
> an issued Callsign.
>
> inetnum: 194.65.0.0 - 194.65.255.255
> netname: PT-TELEPAC-960515
> descr: Provider Local Registry
> descr: Telepac - Comunicacoes Interactivas,
> SA
> country: PT
>
>
> Lets go on ... YL2LY being spotted by JA's... the
> calls look familiar but
> actually they're just very similar to stations who
> are actually active
> (JK1OLT, JQ2EHG ...). All spots are originating from
> the same IP.
>
> Sep 14 08:19 2003 DX de
> JK1OLM-@: 21237.0 YL2LY
> 0819Z
> 81.94.226.141
> Sep 14 08:50 2003 DX de
> JQ2EHH-@: 21236.9 YL2LY
> 0850Z
> 81.94.226.141
> Sep 14 10:31 2003 DX de
> JJ4PPK-@: 21225.0 YL2LY
> 1031Z
> 81.94.226.141
> Sep 14 11:59 2003 DX de
> YL2CV-@: 14222.0 YL2LY
> 1159Z
> 81.94.226.141
> Sep 14 15:00 2003 DX de
> UA9FMZ-@: 14206.8 YL2LY
> 1500Z
> 81.94.226.141
> Sep 14 14:04 2003 DX de
> VE3YQY-@: 21218.0 YL2LX
> 1404Z
> 81.94.226.141
>
> Looking up that IP-Address reveals...
>
> inetnum: 81.94.226.128 - 81.94.226.143
> netname: PCABC-NET
> descr: PCABC SIA
> descr: Computer equipment supplier and local
> ISP in Kuldiga region.
> descr: Address Liepâjas street 23, LV3301,
> Kuldiga.
> country: LV
>
> ... that they're obviously from Lativa.
>
> Another one: EA7FTR being spotted by fake-callsigns,
> interestingly all from
> the same IP-Address...
>
> Sep 14 10:45 2003 DX de JA2SFH-@: 21333.2 EA7FTR
> wae fb
> sig 1045Z 80.58.11.170
> Sep 14 13:03 2003 DX de
> WS3YA-@: 21318.0 EA7FTR WAE
> 1303Z
> 80.58.11.170
> Sep 14 15:14 2003 DX de
> KI9HF-@: 21312.7 EA7FTR WAE
> 1514Z
> 80.58.11.170
> Sep 14 16:27 2003 DX de
> AG4YT-@: 21330.0 EA7FTR wae
> 1627Z
> 80.58.11.170
>
> ... which belongs to an ISP in Spain.
>
> inetnum: 80.58.0.0 - 80.58.24.255
> netname: RIMA
> descr: Telefonica de Espana SAU
> descr: Red de servicios IP
> descr: Spain
> country: ES
>
>
> RW3RN is one of the few honest chaps around: At
> least he uses his own
> callsign for self-spotting ;)
>
> Sep 14 13:08 2003 DX de
> RW3RN-@: 21271.8 RW3RN WAE
> 1308Z
> 213.135.132.39
> inetnum: 213.135.132.0 - 213.135.132.255
> netname: TMBNET
> descr: Dynamic IP pool for access server 2
> country: RU
>
>
> And this seemed strange, too: How can a EC3 (Spain,
> Mainland) and EC6
> (Balearic-Islands) use the same IP-Adress?
>
> Sep 14 13:35 2003 DX de
> EC3TGI-@: 21284.5 EA6AEQ wae
> 1335Z
> 80.58.41.46
> Sep 14 13:38 2003 DX de EC6TT-@: 21284.5 EA6AEQ
> CQ WAE
> CONTEST 1338Z 80.58.41.46
> Sep 14 14:01 2003 DX de
> EC6TT-@: 21282.0 EA6AEQ wae
> 1401Z
> 80.58.41.46
>
>
> Also this Frenchman hust have had trouble with his
> local ISP, so he dialed
> up to a SP-ISP...
>
> Sep 14 11:02 2003 DX de F5CBU-@: 21308.0 SO6Y
> WAE
> Contest 1102Z 213.77.157.180
> inetnum: 213.77.157.128 - 213.77.157.255
> netname: OLAWA-SDI
> descr: TP S.A. SDI
> descr: Olawa Centrum Wroclaw
> country: PL
>
> ... or it was just a lonely Pole who tried to
> increase his rate!
>
> During the contest there were many Spots from
> PY1/PU1's spotting ZW1M, all
> from the same address.. maybe they joined together
> at the clubstation to
> make a spot-festival, nothing wrong with that, but
> these Italian spots are
> 100% bogus:
>
> Sep 14 19:46 2003 DX de
> IZ5EME-@: 14198.0 ZW1M wae
> 1946Z
> 200.149.160.20
>
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