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Re: [CQ-Contest] Skimmer accuracy...

To: "Shane Mattson-->K1ZR" <k1zr@comcast.net>
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Skimmer accuracy...
From: Gerry Hull <gerry@yccc.org>
Reply-to: w1ve@yccc.org
Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2013 13:14:08 -0500
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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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