It's just decoding a wrong call.
W4KAZ <http://www.reversebeacon.net/qrz/rbn/W4KAZ>
W1VE<http://www.reversebeacon.net/qrz/rbn/W1VE>
3553.9 CW CQ32 dB 23 wpm 0006z 17 Feb
I was at operating at K1LZ at 00:06z -- on 40m, and I was certainly not
going 23 wpm.
Funny, W1UE was with us, so his call was not on the air either.
So -- skimmer is not as accurate as you want like it to be.
73, Gerry W1VE
On Tue, Feb 19, 2013 at 10:06 AM, Shane Mattson-->K1ZR <k1zr@comcast.net>wrote:
> I'm starting a new thread for increased visibility to this issue.
>
>
>
> This is by no means a skimmer bashing post, so please don't go there..
>
>
>
> I'm just curious if others have observed the following:
>
>
>
> Just for kicks I performed a RBN spot search for my call and the following
> spots came up during a period of time that I was QRT. I did not operate at
> all on Sunday.
>
>
>
> de dx freq cq/dx snr speed time
>
> K3LR K1ZR 28005.3 CW CQ 13 dB 32 wpm 2042z 17 Feb
>
> K3LR K1ZR 14046.6 CW CQ 24 dB 31 wpm 2014z 17 Feb
>
> KM3T K1ZR 14046.6 CW CQ 15 dB 33 wpm 2011z 17 Feb
>
> VE2WU K1ZR 14046.6 CW CQ 20 dB 31 wpm 1927z 17 Feb
>
> K8ND K1ZR 21006.9 CW CQ 8 dB 32 wpm 1743z 17 Feb
>
> NY3A K1ZR 28062.4 CW CQ 28 dB 31 wpm 1654z 17 Feb
>
> K2DB K1ZR 7020.5 CW CQ 10 dB 29 wpm 0855z 17 Feb
>
> K2DB K1ZR 7020.4 CW CQ 11 dB 30 wpm 0753z 17 Feb
>
> K3LR K1ZR 3510.3 CW CQ 26 dB 29 wpm 0207z 17 Feb
>
>
>
> Perhaps the skimmers misinterpreted a like-call sign? I'm not excited
> about
> seeing my call detected and spotted during a period for which I was QRT.
> An
> issue like this emphasizes the importance of double checking the call sign
> for accuracy before logging a point and shoot qso.
>
>
>
> Could someone within the RBN domain provide some insight as to how to
> address an issue like this?
>
>
>
> -Shane
>
>
>
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