[CQ-Contest] Public Access to logs

[Zack Widup]

You have to convince the MANAGER that you worked them so you can get a 
real card from him or her. For instance, if I heard the DX work W9SG I 
might actually be able to make that work if I'd copied a few calls before 
and after that (not that I would).

A DXCC card checker might be fooled by a fake card but if you submit to 
ARRL they are going to spot it.

I actually worked a major DXpedition within the last few years that had an 
on-line log and one of my QSO's was missing.  I took a wild guess at the 
busted call and found ONE QSO by that call in the log - on the band/mode I 
was missing.  I e-mailed the manager and presented my date/time, etc.  He 
said it was correct but he wanted to check with the other station first. 
Somehow he was able to contact that station and was told by the op he 
wasn't even a DXer.  So I lucked out on that one and got the card.

In an other scenario, I thought I'd worked a DX station but was told 
"NIL".  I was also told the station logged at that date/time was W1ESZ. I 
figured one of two things had happened - the DX actually did work W1ESZ 
and I just happened to think it was me, or my finger slipped on the keyer 
paddle and I sent "dahdahdahdah dit" for "9" and the DX interpreted it as 
W1ESZ. In either case, I missed out on that one.

We don't need no steenking valium ...

73, Zack W9SZ

On Tue, 4 Mar 2008, w1md at cfl.rr.com wrote:

> So Ron,
>
> By the logic of your comment below, couldn't someone just as easily just "listen" on the air, copy a few calls that VP6DX worked (to give him/her a range to validate his claim) and then submit his 'manufactured' QSL card for credit?
>
> There are plenty of ways to 'cheat' the system if you are so inclined...
>
> I have to agree with Sauls comment...pass out the valium...
>
> 73, Marty
> W1MD
>