[CQ-Contest] Cheerleading

[Timothy Coker]

Maybe Pete can chime in on this as to why your estimate is so high. My
experience has been a MUCH smaller rate of busted calls from the skimmers.

Let's see, on 11/6/11 my callsign was spotted the following times in error
by skimmers worldwide:

I6WIN (1)
N6WEN (3)
N6WI (1)
N5WIN (3)
N5WEB (1)

All of these errors, save one, were from skimmers in other continents.

Conversely, my callsign was spotted 1,000 times correctly as N6WIN by
skimmers world wide. You may check my data for verification here:

http://reversebeacon.net/raw_data/dl.php?f=20111106

I do believe that I will keep the skimmers turned on in my shack when it is
appropriate for my entry classification. Nothing is perfect... but a .8%
error rate is pretty close in my books.

73,

Tim / N6WIN.
On Mon, Nov 7, 2011 at 3:18 PM, Barry <w2up at comcast.net> wrote:

> The skimmers suck.  In SS, I'd estimate 50% busted calls and this is
> perfect, computer sent CW.
> Barry W2UP
>
> On 11/7/2011 9:53 AM, W0MU Mike Fatchett wrote:
> > Which contest?  Examples?
> >
> > In CW who cares.  There are enough skimmers to find nearly anyone
> > operating on any band.
> >
> > Mike W0MU
> >
> > J6M CQ WW DX CW Contest 2011
> > J6/W0MU November 21 - December 1 2011
> > W0MU-1 CC Cluster w0mu.net
> >
> >
> > On 11/6/2011 7:00 AM, Telegraphy.com wrote:
> >> I've been watching DX Summit and see many instances where US stations
> are spotting other US stations
> >> on a selective basis during Sweepstakes.  This is obviously nothing
> more than cheerleading and in my
> >> opinion totally unnecessary and frankly unfair.   What's wrong with
> those who are doing the spotting are
> >> they oblivious or just plain stupid?
> >>
> >>
> >> Tony
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>                           Tony Rogozinski
> >> Amateur Radio W4OI - W4AMR - HK1AR - HK1AR/4
> >>               LICENSED FOR OVER 54 YEARS
> >>            EX-N7BG, K5LMJ, K4KES, WA6BOU,
> >>          W6JPC W7HZF, F7BK, VP5AR, VQ9AR,
> >>             OJ0/N7BG, CN2BG, 5V7BG, TY5AR
> >>             9G5AR, TU/N7BG, ZC4BG, HK3KAV
> >>                   HK0/HK1AR and many others
> >>                      I've been to 103 Countries
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> Barry Kutner, W2UP             Lakewood, CO
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