[CQ-Contest] self spotting

[Ron Notarius W3WN]

True.  But that doesn't tell you who the anonymous spotter is or was.

And frankly, if I were of the mindset to use a phony call to self-spot or otherwise post misleading spots (not that I recommend that, mind you -- nor would I do so), I'd find some way to disguise my IP address.  I can think of a few ways to do it... and the most obvious one would be to access the Internet via a neighbor's unsecured wireless router, and use that as the conduit to feed spots.  Even if you (or K1TTT doing his good sleuthing work, etc.) traced it back to the router, you'd only get to my neighbor's home, not mine.  

Implausible?  Well, I've noticed several open wireless networks around the house.  One is located somewhere between myself and WQ3T, assuming that their network name matches their home address!  So -- you trace it back to that house, then who do you point the finger at?

73
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From: W0MU Mike Fatchett <w0mu at w0mu.com>
Date: 2008/01/30 Wed AM 07:40:20 CST
To: wn3vaw at verizon.net, 
	"'CQ-Contest at Contesting.COM'" <cq-contest at contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] self spotting

Usually you can do a trace on the IP address and get a good idea of 
where the spotter is from.

Ron Notarius W3WN wrote:
> Not neccesarily.  Obviously the spotter wished to remain anonymous, but this
> could mean it was someone who was hiding to protect their own "non-assisted"
> entry.
> 
> It's sad the lengths that some people are going to.
> 
> 73
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com
> [mailto:cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com]On Behalf Of Paul DeWitte K9OT
> Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 9:37 PM
> To: cq-contest at contesting.com
> Subject: [CQ-Contest] self spotting
> 
> 
> With all of the feed back about phone arranged QSOs, a station that I am
> familiar with only by call was spotted. I looked up the call of the spotter
> out of curiosity, and the call of the spotter was not in the QRZ data base.
> Self spotting?
> 
> Paul
> 
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