[CQ-Contest] Skimmer accuracy...

[Pete Smith N4ZR]

Interesting indeed, Joe.  The best thing I can suggest is to do some 
tests.  Send a CQ without the spaces, and see who spots you.  Move half 
a KHz, send CQ again, this time with the extra spaces.  What happens?

Alex uses some very sophisticated logic to pick out callsigns.  I don't 
know the details, so why not give it a try.

73, Pete N4ZR
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On 3/1/2013 8:33 AM, Joe wrote:
> Thats an interesting question..
>
> How far of goofy spacing can one go and get good readings?
>
> Our club call W9ET is cool, but have found on CW to get less "?" or 
> requests for repeats we usually have to send it like
>
> W9 E T
>
> with extra spacing after the 9 and the E
>
> I wonder how much if any this is effecting skimmers from spotting the 
> call?
>
> Joe WB9SBD
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> On 2/28/2013 2:34 PM, Radio K0HB wrote:
>> It's fun to confound the automatons (and their dependents).
>>
>> 73, de Hans, K0HB/K7
>>
>> On Thursday, February 28, 2013, Ktfrog007 at aol.com wrote:
>>
>>> Here's another twist on skimmer accuracy.  I've run across one CW  
>>> op (not
>>> during contests) who seems to deliberately send his call with 
>>> non-standard
>>> character spacing so as to fool the skimmer.  He's gets skimmed, but an
>>> incorrect call gets spotted.
>>>
>>> I find this weird.
>>>
>>> 73,
>>> Kermit, AB1J
>>>
>>>
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