At he first glance those selfspotters look like the dumbest hams ever born.
How can you be so dumb to go the all way to invent tens of calls to selfspot
yourself and do it with africa 599 comment - what on earth is going on in
the mind of this person who invents something like this? It completely
puzzles me. And to selfspot with US calls and include data about what states
you need??? Why??
I would be very thankful to David if he could do some follow up based on
contest results later. Can you do it already now based on some of your
earlier analysis? What I really wonder is:
Are those guys serious contesters and claim any top places?
Do they ever sumbit log?
Do they put scores to 3830? I guess not as they must be completely
web-ignorant if they don't read CQ-Contest and noone of their friends does
and forwards them.
I think that in vast majority of cases we are dealing with casual ops who
just want to work more stations while they are active. Looking at those
cases below:
IZ2FOS has operated on 15 and 20 meters according to spots - clearly no
competitive strategy in SB or AB.
F4DSK has been spotted on low bands only - again no serious competitor
MM0DXH seems to be really dedicated to 20 meters from the start but then
gets spotted a few times on 15 meters Sunday evening - did he get tired of
20m? Not really going for top score at least!
EA3NW has been also spotted on 18m during the contest (could be typo)
CT3EN seems most serious out of them - only 15 meters. Was active from
16z-21z on Saturday and 14-21z on Sunday. I have never operated from CT3 but
I think from that the band should be open for longer time there?? Anyway, he
should have made a proper SB score! Maybe Jose can comment on those guys as
he has operated the same station I guess?
I see that CT3EN has been spotted more than 50 times and 1/3 of those are
self spots. Again - why??? The marginal utility of those self spots is
really so negligible that it is completely useless effort. He gets spotted
so frequently anyway and being SB he gets worked by all the assisted
stations anyway. He really does not win anything! Mystery.
73
tonno
es5tv
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Robbins K1TTT" <k1ttt@arrl.net>
To: "reflector cq-contest" <CQ-Contest@Contesting.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2006 3:04 AM
Subject: [CQ-Contest] arrl dx ssb spotting report
> There were 36178 spots in my database for the weekend.
>
> Most Spotted:
> DX count
> PJ2T 374
> KH7X 357
> PJ7/DL7DF 296
> PJ4G 262
> YJ0ADX 249
> FY5KE 245
> 6V6U 233
> P40W 231
> OE4A 226
> HQ9F 223
> WP2Z 222
> FS5KA 221
> W3LPL 217
> V31BH 213
> TI1C 209
> 8R1EA 202
> WP3F 202
>
> Most Active Spotters:
> Spotter count
> W3LPL-4 815
> AA3B 760
> W1DAD 402
> AA5NT 368
> K8ND 362
> W6TA 320
> K3LR 312
> WB1EDI 280
> W6TK 260
> VY2RU 242
> K1TTT-7 242
> K1KI 231
> K3LP 227
> K5NA-6 225
> K3ASK 224
> W4DJ 213
> N6QQ 213
> N3MX 204
> W2YC 201
>
> Cheerleader report (>20% and 10 spots for the same station, on contest
> bands, not special events)
> spotter dx spots total Pct
> IK2GFK IZ2FOS 39 40 97.50
> KP3T WP3F 22 30 73.33
> IV3YIM IV3OWC 16 18 88.89
> PY1EG PW2C 15 20 75.00
> EA1ALE EA1AKS 14 16 87.50
> K2FF PI4TUE 14 14 100.00
> KL7WA EM5U 14 37 37.84
> G4NOK G5X 13 33 39.39
> W2AFC C6ANM 11 11 100.00
> I2YLY IZ2FOS 11 11 100.00
> HA7UG UA1QEI/M 11 26 42.31
> K1MJ VP5H 10 10 100.00
> K1WER C6ANM 10 10 100.00
> PS8FAL PS8FAL 10 11 90.91
> KE5CNK DT8A 10 10 100.00
>
> notes:
> 1. iz2fos had many spots on dxsummit from ik2gfk, i2yly, iw2noc
> 2. kp3t spots for wp3f include 'needs' lists and a complaint about w0aih
> qrming him!
> 3. iv3yim spots for iv3owc include 'needs' lists
> 4. g4nok spots for g5x include 'needs' spot and op name
>
>
> Single spotter spots:
> DX Total All singles DXSummit comment
> PJ7/DL7DF 296 43(14%) 7(2%) non-contest
> YJ0ADX 249 37(14%) 9(3%) non-contest
> MM0DXH 60 34(56%) 34(56%) contest, suspicious!!!!
> HQ9F 223 32(14%) 8(3%) non-contest
> XR9A 136 21(15%) 6(4%) contest, ok
> KH7X 357 19(5%) 7(1%) contest, ok
> CT3EN 50 17(34%) 17(34%) contest, very suspicious!!!
> 6V6U 233 16(6%) 7(3%) contest, ok
> 3D2OU 71 14(19%) 3(4%) non-contest
> J5UAP 48 13(27%) 5(10%) non-contest
> F4DSK 20 12(60%) 12(60%) contest, suspicious
> ON4UN 105 11(10%) 2(1%) contest, ok
> SV5/DJ7RJ 38 10(26%) 2(5%) contest, ok
> 8Q7SH 58 10(17%) 3(5%) non-contest
> IZ2DPX 30 10(33%) 1(3%) contest, ok
>
> i left in some non-contest operations so you could see the 'normal' range
> of
> values for non-contest stations and for contester's who's spots looked ok
> vs
> those who didn't.
>
> =================================================================
> single spotter spots for ct3en
>
> Spotter FromNode Freq Comment
> N0IJ DXSUMMIT 21283.1 AFRICA 599
> NA4K DXSUMMIT 21305 africa 599
> WF4G DXSUMMIT 21305 africa 599
> N4NX DXSUMMIT 21350 africa 599
> AA9HQ DXSUMMIT 21305 599 africa
> W8ETZ DXSUMMIT 21350 africa 5999
> W0LC DXSUMMIT 21283.1 AFRICA 599
> VE3EJ DXSUMMIT 21345 599 africa
> NY5J DXSUMMIT 21283.1 599 africa
> AC4WD DXSUMMIT 21305 africa 599
> K3QC DXSUMMIT 21345 africa 599
> N0QX DXSUMMIT 21345 africa 599
> W4BAK DXSUMMIT 21283.1 AFRICA 5999
> W4PXZ DXSUMMIT 21345 africa 59
> W4YB DXSUMMIT 21343.5 africa 599
> K4YL DXSUMMIT 21343.5 afica 59==
> KG4BVM DXSUMMIT 21343.5 599 africa
>
> Dxsummit data:
> Spotter freq dx comment ip
> NY5J-@: 21283.1 CT3EN 599 africa 213.190.195.101
> N0IJ-@: 21283.1 CT3EN AFRICA 599 213.190.195.101
> W0LC-@: 21283.1 CT3EN AFRICA 599 213.190.195.101
> W4BAK-@: 21283.1 CT3EN AFRICA 5999 213.190.195.101
> N5ZZ-@: 21283.1 CT3EN AFRICA 213.190.195.101
> CT3DL -@: 3799.8 CT3IA qsx 3840 arrl 213.190.195.101
> CT3DL-@: 3799.5 CT3IA qsx 3840 213.190.195.101
> CT3DL-@: 7094.7 CT3DZ qsx 7225 213.190.195.101
> CT3DL-@: 3772 CT3IA qsx 3890
> 213.190.195.101
> N4NX-@: 21350 CT3EN africa 599 213.190.195.101
> W8ETZ-@: 21350 CT3EN africa 5999
> 213.190.195.101
> KG4BVM-@: 21343.5 CT3EN 599 africa 213.190.195.101
> W4YB-@: 21343.5 CT3EN africa 599 213.190.195.101
> N0QX-@: 21345 CT3EN africa 599 213.190.195.101
> KF2O-@: 21345 CT3EN 599 africa 213.190.195.101
> K3QC-@: 21345 CT3EN africa 599 213.190.195.101
> N4LF-@: 21345 CT3EN africa 599 213.190.195.101
> VE3EJ-@: 21345 CT3EN 599 africa
> 213.190.195.101
> W4PXZ-@: 21345 CT3EN africa 59
> 213.190.195.101
> K0PC-@: 21345 CT3EN africa 599 213.190.195.101
> K3HE-@: 21305 CT3EN africa 599 213.190.195.101
> AA9HQ-@: 21305 CT3EN 599 africa
> 213.190.195.101
> AC4WD-@: 21305 CT3EN africa 599
> 213.190.195.101
> NA4K-@: 21305 CT3EN africa 599 213.190.195.101
> WF4G-@: 21305 CT3EN africa 599 213.190.195.101
>
> note the common comments with continent and mostly wrong rst
>
> and of course the ip is from:
> descr: Cabo Tv Madeirense S.A.
> descr: Funchal - Portugal
>
> at least these guys were good at picking real calls!
> calls not in qrz.com: w8etz
>
> =================================================================
> single spotter spots for f4dsk
>
> node database:
> Spotter FromNode Freq Comment
> W1ASF DXSUMMIT 3667.5 QSX 3871.00
> KA3ES DXSUMMIT 3693 QSX 3853.00
> K6ZE DXSUMMIT 7032 QSX 7213.00
> AK1T DXSUMMIT 7034 QSX 7237
> WA1QT DXSUMMIT 3693 QSX 3881
> K1AZZ DXSUMMIT 3700 QSX 3871.00
> K1AZE DXSUMMIT 1877
> K5RTE DXSUMMIT 3709 QSX 3838
> KX5T DXSUMMIT 3694 QSX 3871
> K9ERF DXSUMMIT 3667.5 QSX 3882.00
> K1UTA DXSUMMIT 3693 QSX 3870
> K5WAE DXSUMMIT 3727.2 QSX 3879
>
> DXsummit data:
> Spotter freq dx comment ip
> F4DSK-@: 14114 VE5SF 172.206.122.88
> K1AZZ-@: 3700 F4DSK QSX 3871.00 172.207.29.113
> AA2AC-@: 1871 F4DSK 172.207.29.113
> K5RTE-@: 3709 F4DSK QSX 3838 172.207.29.113
> KX5T-@: 3694 F4DSK QSX 3871 172.207.29.113
> WA1QT-@: 1870 F4DSK 172.207.68.222
> KA3ES-@: 3693 F4DSK QSX 3853.00 172.207.82.35
> W1ASF-@: 3667.5 F4DSK QSX 3871.00 172.207.82.35
> K9ERF-@: 3667.5 F4DSK QSX 3882.00 172.207.82.35
> K5WAE-@: 3727.2 F4DSK QSX 3879 172.207.82.35
> WA1QT-@: 3693 F4DSK QSX 3881 172.210.238.152
> AK1T-@: 7034 F4DSK QSX 7237 172.210.238.152
> K1UTA-@: 3693 F4DSK QSX 3870 172.210.238.152
> K1AZE-@: 1877 F4DSK 172.210.238.152
>
> all those ip's are in a block belonging to AOL.
> F4DSK spots from AOL then gets spotted by a bunch of AOL users??
>
> calls not on qrz.com: k1azz, k5rte, wa1qt, ka3es, w1asf, k9erf, k1uta
>
> =================================================================
> single spotter spots for jw5e
>
> Dx Spotter FromNode Freq Comment
> JW5E UW2ZZ DXSUMMIT 7107 up 7282
> JW5E K2II DXSUMMIT 3700 up 3830
> JW5E K0AC DXSUMMIT 7102 up 7282
> JW5E K2IIQ DXSUMMIT 7172 CONTEST
> JW5E LA5NM DXSUMMIT 7102 QSX 7280
>
> dxsummit data:
> Spotter freq dx comment ip
> JW5E-@: 7152.5 HB9AAL This fq 134.47.109.184
> LA7FD-@: 5403.5 JW5E NEW BAND CQn 134.47.109.184
> K2II-@: 3700 JW5E up 3830 134.47.109.184
> JW5E-@: 3786 FY5KE 59 in contest 134.47.109.184
> LA7FD-@: 7102 JW5E lsn up 7216
> 134.47.109.184
> K2II-@: 7102 JW5E up 7216 134.47.109.184
> K0AC-@: 7102 JW5E up 7282 134.47.109.184
> UW2ZZ-@: 7107 JW5E up 7282 134.47.109.184
> JW5E-@: 5403.5 G4TRA NEW BAND 55 134.47.109.184
> LA7FD-@: 3635 JW5E UP 3853 134.47.109.184
> LA5NM-@: 7102 JW5E QSX 7280
> 134.47.109.184
> K2IIQ-@: 7172 JW5E CONTEST 134.47.109.184
> K2AAQ-@: 7042 JW5E qsx 7254
> 134.47.109.184
> LA7FD-@: 7042 JW5E qsx 7254
> 134.47.109.184
> K2AAQ-@: 7042 JW5E qsx 7262
> 134.47.109.184
> JW5NM-@: 1845 VE1ZZ ARRL test
> 134.47.109.184
> JW5NM-@: 1855.7 LA6YEA ARRL test 134.47.109.184
> JW5NM-@: 1860 RK2FWA ARRL test 134.47.109.184
> JW5NM-@: 1851 SP3KEY ARRL test 134.47.109.184
> JW5NM-@: 1848 NO2R ARRL test
> 134.47.109.184
> JW5NM-@: 1863 KC1XX ARRL test
> 134.47.109.184
> JW5NM-@: 1856 NN2W ARRL test
> 134.47.109.184
>
> what else need be said:
> 134.47.109.184 = Telenor Networks AS, Norway
> jw5e spotting from and being spotted by the same norwegian ip address.
>
> =================================================================
> single spotter spots for mm0dxh
>
> Spotter FromNode Freq Comment
> WL3DX DXSUMMIT 14246 TEST
> KA4FDT DXSUMMIT 21320 ARRL
> WB3DJR DXSUMMIT 14334 ARRL TEST
> WE4G DXSUMMIT 21262 ARRL
> K4FCI DXSUMMIT 14262 ARRL CONTEST
> KE3GYH DXSUMMIT 14334 TEST
> WA3FDC DXSUMMIT 21263 ARRL - NOW HERE
> WA3DCP DXSUMMIT 14317 TEST
> KY4F DXSUMMIT 14262 ARRL CONTEST
> N6FGY DXSUMMIT 21320 TEST
> KE5PHD DXSUMMIT 21212 ARRL CONTEST
> WA3DKP DXSUMMIT 14317 ARRL
> WA4FTS DXSUMMIT 14334 TEST
> VE3GKF DXSUMMIT 14239 TEST
> KE1TFG DXSUMMIT 21320 CONTEST
> N3DG DXSUMMIT 14318 ARRL CONTEST
> WA2GFR DXSUMMIT 21221.5 CONTEST
> KL3DPT DXSUMMIT 14238.5 CQ TEST
> W4GHO DXSUMMIT 14287 TEST
> VE6JFH DXSUMMIT 14182 ARRL CONTEST
> KB3DSJ DXSUMMIT 14287 ARRL CONTEST
> WA4GH DXSUMMIT 142015 ARRL TEST
> VE3ZZ DXSUMMIT 14234 TEST
> WE3DJK DXSUMMIT 14287 BPSK31
> WA3GB DXSUMMIT 14238.5 ARRL TEST
> WE4SAJ DXSUMMIT 14238.5 TEST
> KB3DST DXSUMMIT 14238.5 Test arrl
> K8HGV DXSUMMIT 14262 TEST
> VE1DKF DXSUMMIT 7053 TEST
> W3FH DXSUMMIT 14246 TEST
> WB3DFC DXSUMMIT 14278.5 arrl test
> VE3DXJ DXSUMMIT 14167.5 ARRL
> W4FDY DXSUMMIT 21320 TEST
> K1GF DXSUMMIT 14238 ARRL CONTEST
>
> normally dxsummit spots are from dxsummit, but most of these aren't for
> some
> reason.
> they must have been from some node that was forwarding to #cqdx but not
> getting through other normal routes.
> anyway, on with the analysis:
> note the common mostly upper case comments.
> calls not in qrz.com: wl3dx, ka4fdt, wb3djr, k4fci, ke3gyh, wa3fdc,
> wa3dcp,
> need i continue???
>
>
> =================================================================
> in the 'why bother' catagory:
>
> dxsummit spots for ka1lmr:
> IK2CFG-@: 14195 KA1LMR CQ CONTEST 24.62.145.56
> F6FDW-@: 14195 KA1LMR TEST NH 24.62.145.56
> I2DFI-@: 14195 KA1LMR TEST 24.62.145.56
>
> the ip address is from comcast northeast or boston area.
>
> =================================================================
> dx summit spots for ea3nw
>
> Spotter freq dx comment ip
> K8HTY-@: 21245 EA3NW CONTEST 83.54.194.102
> N7CKK-@: 21245 EA3NW cq contest nrs 6 7 0 83.54.194.102
> K7JLN-@: 21245 EA3NW contest numbers 0 7 6 83.54.194.102
> N2FES-@: 7068 EA3NW lsn 7205
> 83.54.194.102
> VK6KYH-@: 21265 EA3NW cq vk zl
> 83.54.194.102
> KA1GKL-@: 21250 EA3NW contest 83.54.194.102
> EA3ABM-@: 14245 EA3NW CONTEST FOR 0 6 7
> 83.54.194.102
> N7ETH-@: 14312 EA3NW contest strong 83.54.194.102
> N6HWY-@: 14312 EA3NW PSE NRS 0 6 7 CONTEST 83.54.194.102
> EA3ABM-@: 14312 EA3NW CONTEST PSE 0 7 6 83.54.194.102
> EA3ABM-@: 14312 EA3NW CONTEST PSE NRS 0 7 6 83.54.194.102
>
> ip from:
> role: Administradores Telefonica de Espana
> address: Emilio Vargas, 4
> address: 28043-MADRID
> address: SPAIN
>
> calls not in qrz.com: k8hty, n7ckk, k7jln, n2fes, ka1gkl, n7eth, n6hwy
>
> =================================================================
> here are some busy self spotters, or cheerleaders, or something????
>
> dxsummit spots for iz2fos (and a few others...)
> Spotter freq dx comment ip
> IK2GFK-@: 7044 IZ2FOS CQ ARRL lsn 7233
> 82.50.165.229
> IK2GFK-@: 14272 IZ2FOS cq arrl contest
> 82.50.165.229
> IK2GFK-@: 14188 IZ2FOS cq arrl contest
> 82.50.165.229
> IW2NOC-@: 14215 IZ2FOS cq arrl contest
> 82.50.165.229
> IK2GFK-@: 14214.8 IZ2FOS cq arrl contest 82.50.165.229
> IK2GFK-@: 14309 IZ2FOS cq arrl contest
> 82.50.165.229
> IK2GFK-@: 14286 IZ2FOS ARRL
> 82.50.165.229
> IK2GFK-@: 21246 IZ2FOS ARRL DX SSB
> 82.50.165.229
> IK2GFK-@: 21296 IZ2FOS ARRL DX SSB
> 82.50.165.229
> IK2GFK-@: 14354 IZ2FOS ARRL DX SSB
> 82.50.165.229
> IK2GFK-@: 14172 IZ2FOS ARRL DX SSB
> 82.50.165.229
>
> i love this one... iz2fos has been spotted from this ip, now complains
> about
> qrm!
> IZ2FOS-@: 14172 S56A PLEASE QSY I'M HERE FOR A LONG
> 82.50.165.229
>
> IK2GFK-@: 14317 IZ2FOS ARRL DX SSB
> 82.50.165.229
> IK2GFK-@: 14193 IZ2FOS ARRL DX SSB
> 82.50.165.229
>
> and he spots ir2m:
> IZ2FOS-@: 14323 IR2M cq arrl contest
> 82.50.165.229
>
> IK2GFK-@: 14193 IZ2FOS ARRL DX SSB
> 82.50.165.229
> I2YLY-@: 14193 IZ2FOS cq arrl contest
> 82.50.165.229
> IK2GFK-@: 14185 IZ2FOS cq arrl contest
> 82.50.165.229
> IK2GFK-@: 14186.5 IZ2FOS cq arrl contest 82.50.165.229
> IK2GFK-@: 14193 IZ2FOS CQ ARRL
> 82.50.165.229
> IK2GFK-@: 14191 IZ2FOS CQ ARRL
> 82.50.165.229
> IK2GFK-@: 14189 IZ2FOS CQ ARRL
> 82.50.165.229
> IZ5EBL-@: 7224.5 W4RM RX 7036 82.51.101.235
> IK2GFK-@: 7048 IZ2FOS CQ ARRL lsn 7235 82.52.36.140
> IW2NOC-@: 7048 IZ2FOS CQ ARRL lsn 7235 82.52.36.140
> IK2GFK-@: 7057 IZ2FOS CQ ARRL lsn 7178 82.52.8.176
> I2YLY-@: 7057 IZ2FOS CQ ARRL lsn 7178 82.52.8.176
> IK2GFK-@: 14198 IZ2FOS CQ ARRL 82.52.8.176
> IK2GFK-@: 14234.2 IZ2FOS CQ ARRL LOOK DC 82.52.8.176
> IK2GFK-@: 14234.2 IZ2FOS CQ ARRL 82.52.8.176
> IK2GFK-@: 14248.6 IZ2FOS CQ ARRL 82.52.8.176
> IK2GFK-@: 14248.6 IZ2FOS CQ ARRL 82.52.8.176
> IK2GFK-@: 14228 IZ2FOS CQ ARRL 82.52.8.176
> IK2GFK-@: 14291 IZ2FOS CQ ARRL 82.52.8.176
> IK2GFK-@: 14145.5 IZ2FOS CQ ARRL 82.52.8.176
> IK2GFK-@: 14170.6 IZ2FOS ARRL DX SSB 82.52.8.176
> IK2GFK-@: 14228.5 IZ2FOS ARRL DX SSB Looking for DC 82.52.8.176
> I2YLY-@: 14228.5 IZ2FOS CQ ARRL LOOK DC 82.52.8.176
> IZ2FOS-@: 14228.5 I1POR SONO SU QUESTA FREQUENZA DA 2 82.52.8.176
> IZ2FOS-@: 14228.5 I1POR SPOSTATI SONO QUI DA UN'ORA 82.52.8.176
> I2YLY-@: 14227.5 IZ2FOS CQ ARRL LOOK DC 82.52.8.176
> IZ2FOS-@: 14228.5 I1POR SPOSTATI SONO QUI DA UN'ORA 82.52.8.176
> I2YLY-@: 14227.5 IZ2FOS CQ ARRL LOOK DC 82.52.8.176
> IK2GFK-@: 14232 IZ2FOS CQ ARRL LOOK DC 82.52.8.176
> I2YLY-@: 14205 IZ2FOS CQ ARRL LOOK DC 82.52.8.176
> I2YLY-@: 14205 IZ2FOS ARRL NEED DC / OK / MT / AR /
> 82.52.8.176
> IK2GFK-@: 14222 IZ2FOS ARRL NEED DC / OK / MT / AR /
> 82.52.8.176
> IK2GFK-@: 14218.5 IZ2FOS ARRL NEED DC / OK / MT / AR / 82.52.8.176
> IK2GFK-@: 14301 IZ2FOS CQ ARRL 82.52.8.176
> IK2GFK-@: 14239.6 IZ2FOS CQ ARRL 82.52.8.176
> IK2GFK-@: 14217.6 IZ2FOS CQ ARRL 82.52.8.176
> I2YLY-@: 14217.5 IZ2FOS CQ ARRL 82.52.8.176
> I2YLY-@: 14210 IZ2FOS CQ ARRL 82.52.8.176
> I2YLY-@: 14216 IZ2FOS CQ ARRL 82.52.8.176
> I2YLY-@: 14200 IZ2FOS CQ ARRL 82.52.8.176
> IZ2FOS-@: 14193 IR2M CQ ARRL 82.52.8.176
> IK2GFK-@: 14216 IZ2FOS CQ ARRL 82.52.8.176
> IK2GFK-@: 14209 IZ2FOS CQ ARRL LOOK DC 82.52.8.176
> IK2GFK-@: 14188 IZ2FOS CQ ARRl 82.52.8.176
>
> =================================================================
>
>
> David Robbins K1TTT
> e-mail: mailto:k1ttt@arrl.net
> web: http://www.k1ttt.net
> AR-Cluster node: 145.69MHz or telnet://dxc.k1ttt.net
>
>
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