[CQ-Contest] arrl dx ssb cluster spot analysis

[Jeff Maass]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com
> [mailto:cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com]On Behalf Of Bill Coleman
> Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2005 11:54 AM
> To: David Robbins K1TTT
> Cc: reflector cq-contest
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] arrl dx ssb cluster spot analysis
> 
> On Mar 8, 2005, at 7:34 PM, David Robbins K1TTT wrote:
> 
> > Spot totals were down a bit during ssb, probably because of the poor
> > propagation Sunday.   In any case, on with the statistics and stuff.
> 
> I have to wonder out loud -- has anyone had their log DQed due to such 
> egregious packet cheating, or are the contest judges more worried that 
> someone with a grudge would get on an "help" their enemy with poorly 
> concealed "self" spots in order to get that log thrown out.
> 
> 
> Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASEL        Mail: aa4lr at arrl.net

It needs to be pointed out that only a portion of
the data in these regular "cluster spot analysis" 
summaries (possibly) represent any kind of rule violation - 
the self spotting sections, and the evidence there
is not conclusive in any of the listed cases.

For whatever reason, a station might disguise his 
identity when spotting, say, his brother's station or
his club's station on DX Summit. Unless he was an operator
at that station in that contest, there has been no rules
violation, despite the originating IP address being in
the same country or region as the spotted station.

It's all interesting evidence, and some of it makes you
go "Hmmmmm....". With additional evidence, some of it
*might* be part of a case for contest DQ, but alone it
fails to make a case.

As for the data listed at the top of the report, being 
spotted a lot, or spotting one station a lot (assuming 
you are not a part of that operation) are not violations 
of the rules in any contest.

73,  Jeff   K8ND