[CQ-Contest] Busted Reversed Beacon Network spots

Mon May 27 11:10:58 EDT 2013

The trouble with using a list like master.dta is that it only contains a 
fraction of the known active calls, never mind the odd birds you get in 
WPX.  Instead, both CW Skimmer and Skimmer Server use a file of callsign 
*patterns* painstakingly derived by VE3NEA from 11 years of DX cluster 
spots.  For example, a pattern like DL#@@@ (DL, any number, and any 
three letters) is rated as extremely common, while DR#@ and PA##@ are 
rated as uncommon.  That *doesn't* mean that DR1A or PA33A won't be 
spotted, but Skimmer will want to see more repetitions before it 
"believes" them. I think it would be fair to say those callsigns got 
their fair share this weekend.

The RBN does not do any "tell me twice" test such as Mike suggests - we 
leave that up to the user and his/her node filter setup.

73, Pete N4ZR
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On 5/27/2013 10:08 AM, W0MU Mike Fatchett wrote:
> RBN or skimmers decode the cw being received.  Those decoded calls 
> *May* then be compared to a database of known calls and then 
> redistributed to the RBN.  I believe RBN is configured so that it 
> takes one or two other Skimmer stations to report the same call before 
> sending it to the entire network.
>
> One of the RBN guys can probably do a better job at detailing the 
> entire process of how a spot goes from a skimmer receiver to the RBN 
> network.
>
> J6M was not a known call in CQ WW CW in 2011 and we were spotted just 
> fine.
>
> Mike W0MU
>
> On 5/27/2013 1:07 AM, Steef wrote:
>> This weekend I participated the WPX with a special call sing.
>> And that was a big mistake.
>>
>> Because the skimmers don't know the call, they spotted me with a 
>> wrong call
>> more times than you can believe.
>> So there will be a lot of stations who logged me wrong.
>> Also I operate assisted, and usage the RBN to work multi's.
>>
>> Bud this is also proved to be impossible.
>> Time and time and time, the spot was nos the station calling.
>> When you realize that there are plenty of opp's that don't even know CW,
>> there must be a million busted QSO's in the logs.
>>
>> It is with great pleasure that this weekend make me realize that the 
>> RBN is
>> now way near a humane operator.
>> Let alone a good operator.
>>
>>
>> 73
>>
>>
>> Steef PA3S (PA33A)
>>
>> http://www.contestgroup.nl
>>
>> de dx freq cq/dx snr speed time
>> KM3T T33A 14015.6 CW CQ 7 dB 33 wpm 1330z 26 May
>> AA4VV T33A 14008.7 CW CQ 15 dB 32 wpm 1537z 25 May
>> K3MM T33A 14059.7 CW CQ 51 dB 28 wpm 1301z 25 May
>> K3MM T33A 14059.7 CW CQ 37 dB 29 wpm 1237z 25 May
>> K1TTT T33A 14059.8 CW CQ 28 dB 33 wpm 1158z 25 May
>> KM3T T33A 14059.7 CW CQ 20 dB 32 wpm 1156z 25 May
>> R4WT T33A 14059.7 CW CQ 11 dB 36 wpm 1148z 25 May
>> ES5PC T33A 14011.0 CW CQ 37 dB 38 wpm 1108z 25 May
>>
>> F1ICS 14059.7 PA33A and no T33A ears! 1158 25 May   Netherlands
>> W3LPL 14059.7 T33A Heard in NH 1156 25 May   Banaba Island
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> TF4M PA3YA 14015.6 CW CQ 47 dB 33 wpm 1420z 26 May
>> OH6BG PA3YA 14015.5 CW CQ 34 dB 31 wpm 1417z 26 May
>> EI6IZ PA3YA 14015.5 CW CQ 44 dB 30 wpm 1416z 26 May
>> SE0X PA3YA 14015.6 CW CQ 14 dB 29 wpm 1412z 26 May
>> TF4M PA3YA 14015.6 CW CQ 38 dB 35 wpm 1408z 26 May
>> EI6IZ PA3YA 14015.5 CW CQ 41 dB 32 wpm 1401z 26 May
>> TF4M PA3YA 14015.6 CW CQ 45 dB 31 wpm 1349z 26 May
>> TF4M PA3YA 14015.7 CW CQ 44 dB 32 wpm 1337z 26 May
>> TF4M PA3YA 14015.7 CW CQ 41 dB 28 wpm 1325z 26 May
>> K8ND PA3YA 14015.6 CW CQ 8 dB 32 wpm 1323z 26 May
>> EI6IZ PA3YA 14015.6 CW CQ 43 dB 32 wpm 1323z 26 May
>> TF4M PA3YA 14015.7 CW CQ 42 dB 32 wpm 1315z 26 May
>> EI6IZ PA3YA 14015.6 CW CQ 41 dB 27 wpm 1310z 26 May
>> TF4M PA3YA 14015.7 CW CQ 44 dB 33 wpm 1303z 26 May
>> WZ7I PA3YA 14015.7 CW CQ 16 dB 32 wpm 1259z 26 May
>> EI6IZ PA3YA 14015.6 CW CQ 43 dB 27 wpm 1259z 26 May
>> TF4M PA3YA 14015.7 CW CQ 44 dB 32 wpm 1250z 26 May
>> WZ7I PA3YA 14015.7 CW CQ 7 dB 33 wpm 1233z 26 May
>> TF4M PA3YA 14015.7 CW CQ 44 dB 30 wpm 1227z 26 May
>> TF4M PA3YA 14015.7 CW CQ 44 dB 32 wpm 1212z 26 May
>> OH6BG PA3YA 14015.6 CW CQ 40 dB 32 wpm 1210z 26 May
>> S52AW PA3YA 14015.6 CW CQ 14 dB 32 wpm 1205z 26 May
>> OH6BG PA3YA 21064.4 CW CQ 44 dB 32 wpm 1006z 26 May
>> OH6BG PA3YA 21006.2 CW CQ 46 dB 35 wpm 0826z 26 May
>> OH6BG PA3YA 14001.9 CW CQ 44 dB 31 wpm 0754z 26 May
>> SE0X PA3YA 14001.9 CW CQ 39 dB 35 wpm 0742z 26 May
>> RZ3DVP PA3YA 14001.9 CW CQ 38 dB 36 wpm 0742z 26 May
>> OH6BG PA3YA 14001.8 CW CQ 44 dB 28 wpm 0719z 26 May
>> S57AL PA3YA 7012.4 CW CQ 56 dB 31 wpm 0528z 26 May
>> S57AL PA3YA 7012.2 CW CQ 55 dB 32 wpm 0514z 26 May
>> TF4M PA3YA 14008.7 CW CQ 45 dB 33 wpm 1536z 25 May
>> SE0X PA3YA 14011.0 CW CQ 38 dB 26 wpm 1100z 25 May
>> OL5Q PA3YA 14040.2 CW CQ 31 dB 37 wpm 0956z 25 May
>> K1TTT PA3YA 14040.3 CW CQ 9 dB 32 wpm 0951z 25 May
>> SE0X PA3YA 14025.3 CW CQ 41 dB 37 wpm 0918z 25 May
>> SE0X PA3YA 14025.3 CW CQ 37 dB 37 wpm 0906z 25 May
>> OH6BG PA3YA 14025.3 CW CQ 34 dB 34 wpm 0906z 25 May
>> OH6BG PA3YA 14025.3 CW CQ 33 dB 34 wpm 0845z 25 May
>> SE0X PA3YA 14025.3 CW CQ 43 dB 31 wpm 0836z 25 May
>> OH6BG PA3YA 14025.2 CW CQ 37 dB 32 wpm 0831z 25 May
>> HA6PX PA3YA 7019.4 CW CQ 44 dB 31 wpm 0703z 25 May
>> DL2CC PA3YA 7019.4 CW CQ 45 dB 33 wpm 0656z 25 May
>> DK0TE PA3YA 7019.4 CW CQ 38 dB 31 wpm 0654z 25 May
>> EI6BT PA3YA 7019.5 CW CQ 46 dB 31 wpm 0654z 25 May
>> HB9DCO PA3YA 7019.4 CW CQ 38 dB 33 wpm 0652z 25 May
>> S50ARX PA3YA 7019.4 CW CQ 38 dB 33 wpm 0650z 25 May
>> ES5PC PA3YA 7019.4 CW CQ 39 dB 35 wpm 0649z 25 May
>> LA5EKA PA3YA 7019.4 CW CQ 24 dB 29 wpm 0647z 25 May
>> OL5Q PA3YA 7019.4 CW CQ 38 dB 33 wpm 0646z 25 May
>> EI6IZ PA3YA 7019.4 CW CQ 39 dB 33 wpm 0640z 25 May
>> DK0TE PA3YA 7019.4 CW CQ 35 dB 33 wpm 0635z 25 May
>> OL5Q PA3YA 7019.4 CW CQ 40 dB 36 wpm 0635z 25 May
>> EI6BT PA3YA 7049.8 CW CQ 42 dB 29 wpm 0620z 25 May
>> HA6PX PA3YA 7049.7 CW CQ 44 dB 28 wpm 0559z 25 May
>> EI6BT PA3YA 7049.8 CW CQ 44 dB 28 wpm 0554z 25 May
>> HA6PX PA3YA 7039.9 CW CQ 42 dB 32 wpm 0526z 25 May
>> ES5PC PA3YA 7039.9 CW CQ 42 dB 31 wpm 0524z 25 May
>> S50ARX PA3YA 7039.9 CW CQ 47 dB 29 wpm 0517z 25 May
>> HA6PX PA3YA 7039.9 CW CQ 47 dB 30 wpm 0515z 25 May
>> HA6PX PA3YA 7039.9 CW CQ 46 dB 29 wpm 0501z 25 May
>> ES5PC PA3YA 7048.1 CW CQ 42 dB 33 wpm 0431z 25 May
>> ES5PC PA3YA 7012.2 CW CQ 50 dB 32 wpm 0321z 25 May
>> HA6PX PA3YA 7012.3 CW CQ 52 dB 31 wpm 0300z 25 May
>> DL2CC PA3YA 3533.1 CW CQ 33 dB 33 wpm 0230z 25 May
>> OL5Q PA3YA 3533.1 CW CQ 37 dB 33 wpm 0230z 25 May
>> DF7GB PA3YA 3533.1 CW CQ 41 dB 31 wpm 0230z 25 May
>> EI6BT PA3YA 3533.1 CW CQ 44 dB 32 wpm 0227z 25 May
>> F4EGZ PA3YA 3533.1 CW CQ 36 dB 33 wpm 0223z 25 May
>> S50ARX PA3YA 3533.1 CW CQ 37 dB 31 wpm 0221z 25 May
>> HB9DCO PA3YA 3533.1 CW CQ 33 dB 32 wpm 0216z 25 May
>> GW8IZR PA3YA 3533.1 CW CQ 41 dB 33 wpm 0216z 25 May
>> SV8RV PA3YA 3533.1 CW CQ 14 dB 32 wpm 0216z 25 May
>> DL2CC PA3YA 3533.1 CW CQ 33 dB 33 wpm 0215z 25 May
>> DF7GB PA3YA 3533.1 CW CQ 38 dB 33 wpm 0215z 25 May
>> DK0TE PA3YA 3533.2 CW CQ 35 dB 33 wpm 0213z 25 May
>> DL8LAS PA3YA 3533.1 CW CQ 43 dB 31 wpm 0209z 25 May
>> ES5PC PA3YA 3533.1 CW CQ 49 dB 31 wpm 0209z 25 May
>> EI6BT PA3YA 3533.1 CW CQ 45 dB 31 wpm 0208z 25 May
>> PY1NB PA3YA 3533.1 CW CQ 18 dB 28 wpm 0204z 25 May
>> W3LPL PA3YA 3533.1 CW CQ 36 dB 33 wpm 0204z 25 May
>> AA4VV PA3YA 3533.2 CW CQ 19 dB 33 wpm 0203z 25 May
>> DL2CC PA3YA 3533.2 CW CQ 34 dB 33 wpm 0203z 25 May
>> HB9DCO PA3YA 3533.2 CW CQ 31 dB 33 wpm 0203z 25 May
>> DF7GB PA3YA 3533.2 CW CQ 43 dB 32 wpm 0200z 25 May
>> F4EGZ PA3YA 3533.2 CW CQ 36 dB 33 wpm 0158z 25 May
>> G0KTN PA3YA 3533.2 CW CQ 40 dB 32 wpm 0158z 25 May
>> GW8IZR PA3YA 3533.2 CW CQ 45 dB 32 wpm 0158z 25 May
>> HA6PX PA3YA 3533.2 CW CQ 38 dB 33 wpm 0158z 25 May
>> DK0TE PA3YA 3533.1 CW CQ 36 dB 33 wpm 0158z 25 May
>> OL5Q PA3YA 3533.2 CW CQ 42 dB 33 wpm 0157z 25 May
>> PY1NB PA3YA 3515.1 CW CQ 17 dB 31 wpm 0131z 25 May
>> GW8IZR PA3YA 3515.0 CW CQ 41 dB 29 wpm 0131z 25 May
>> W4KKN PA3YA 3515.0 CW CQ 17 dB 31 wpm 0131z 25 May
>> EI6IZ PA3YA 3515.0 CW CQ 45 dB 31 wpm 0128z 25 May
>> EI6BT PA3YA 3515.1 CW CQ 43 dB 30 wpm 0122z 25 May
>> ES5PC PA3YA 3515.0 CW CQ 48 dB 30 wpm 0111z 25 May
>> GW8IZR PA3YA 3515.0 CW CQ 43 dB 31 wpm 0110z 25 May
>> DL8LAS PA3YA 3515.0 CW CQ 40 dB 28 wpm 0110z 25 May
>> EI6IZ PA3YA 3515.0 CW CQ 44 dB 29 wpm 0108z 25 May
>> S50ARX
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