Interestingly Barry,
- I do ID after every QSO - and late in the 2013 CQWW had a string of around
20 duplicates in succession after VK3KW was spotted rather than VK4KW
I never did check whether those duping claimed unassisted....
Regards
TrentVK4TS PO Box 275 Mooloolaba 4557 0408497550
> To: cq-contest@contesting.com
> From: w2up@comcast.net
> Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2016 15:03:17 -0600
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] NIL increases
>
> Do you ID after every QSO?
>
> Barry W2UP
>
> On 4/13/2016 13:15, Ed Sawyer wrote:
> > Anyone else notice a significant increase in NIL over the past couple of
> > years and said "what gives?" and also wonder why the dupe rate of notable
> > callsigns is rising? Now that I am starting to "try" and record contests, I
> > have discovered the answer.
> >
> >
> >
> > People are pouncing on spots, calling you, and moving on. Except you
> > weren't the one spotted. They didn't check. Literally 24 of the 27 NILs I
> > had in CQWW SSB were this, while I was running. I could listen very
> > carefully to the noise floor plus before and after to be sure there was no
> > one else trading Qs with me running that I couldn't hear. Only in one case
> > did that sound possible. Plus there are usually a number of those in a row
> > when that is happening, and these are random through the weekend.
> >
> >
> >
> > Get used to it getting worse as time goes on. Better work that DUPE. He
> > doesn't think he worked you.
> >
> >
> >
> > 73
> >
> >
> >
> > Ed N1UR
> >
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