[CQ-Contest] Bad CQ WW SSB Spots - Update

[PY2NY]

Great to know.
Nice work from Committee and friends. And so sad to
imagine anyone trying to do something wrong.
Yeap, let's be together for next CQWW CW.
73 DX from PY2NY
-
PY2NY / SP9NY / V26NY  - Vitor Luis Aidar dos Santos
http://military-jeep-brasil.blogspot.com.br/



Em sex., 12 de nov. de 2021 às 11:24, John Dorr <cqk1ar at gmail.com> escreveu:

> Good morning,
>
> This update is to give you the latest status of our investigation into the
> bad spots that were generated during the recent CQ WW contest. As has been
> reported here and elsewhere, we have confirmed the user IP address used for
> the "attack." In our opinion, this effort was either:
>
> 1) A malicious attempt by someone to disrupt the contest spotting systems
> and/or create a distraction in the log checking process;
> 2) A spotting experiment by someone that contained software bugs resulting
> in unintentional and uncontrolled spots for brief periods of time during
> the contest.
>
> In any case, we have been able to clearly segment the bad spots from the
> good ones. This means that no one will be penalized for these specific
> instances. Those who unfortunately choose to self-spot illegally will be
> discovered as usual.
>
> I want to thank those amongst you that invested significant time
> researching this issue with us. The CQ WW Contest committee does indeed
> have lots of helpers that go beyond the walls of our formal organization.
>
> Now off to CW! Can we break 10,000 submitted logs this year?
>
> 73, John, K1AR
> CQ WW Contest Director
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