In response to Doug's comment on known cheaters, I also know of one specific
amateur
who competes in the ARRL DX contest *single-op/single band* and can clearly be
heard
in *every* packet multiplier pile-up as soon as it is posted. This individual
happens to
be the only one in our local club who enters in the unassisted category and
therefore,
he wins a certificate from the ARRL every year for "number one scoring single
op" in
the club. I have thought about how to handle this for quite some time. I have
first hand
knowledge of his infractions and have even gone so far as to get a compiled log
of
all the PacketCluster (tm) spots for the contest week-end. My aim would be to
confront
him with what I know, including statements from several other members of the
club, and
see if he would come clean. He has a shack full of this ill-gotten wall paper
and I can
imagine that he thinks he *earned* it.
The other possibilty would be to send the whole package up to the ARRL
contest committee and let them cross-reference the packet data with his log.
This would
maybe achieve the same thing, but I would rather he submit himself to the
humiliation
of turning himself in. Any constructive responses would be greatly appreciated.
73 de J.P. AA2DU
74660.2606@compuserve.com
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