[CQ-Contest] ARRL Cheating in ARRL using the cluster

[w5ov at w5ov.com]

A lot of this seems to be the Skimmer/RBN network reporting the station
the runners are working.

Probably not anyone cheating in the manner you describe.

I found this a LOT. (Among all the other busted calls).

W5OV
(80m @ K3LR)


> It seems like a couple of Russian station are cheating using the  cluster.
>
> I operated AB unlimited over the weekend and was checking spots the whole
> weekend.
>
> As the contest progressed over the weekend semi rare mults were worth
> QSYing to.  Over a dozen times as soon as the call appeared on my band map
>  I
> QSYed to it only to UT0U merrily CQing away.  (There I named a  call!)
> Another U station did the same thing but I forgot to get his  call.  The
> calls
> spotted were semi-rare mults like (9H1 etc), but rare  enough to attract a
> crowd.  Once would be a coincidence, but it happened  many times.  Every
> time
> there was no hint of the station spotted.   Pure out and out cheating!
>
> Did anyone else see that behavior?  The only way to stop this crap is  to
> put pressure on them.
>
> Bill K4XS
>
>
>
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