[Skimmertalk] NS3T Skimmer experience - frequent false ID as CQing when really S&P

[Pete Smith]

Great data, Jamie - IMO, this is the #1 operational problem with Skimmer 
that needs to be fixed, or at least ameliorated, before the spring 
contests.  I'm copying this to Alex to make sure he's aware of it.

73, Pete

At 11:27 PM 12/26/2008, you wrote:
>Rick K4TD listed a bunch of Skimmer spots where he found me (NS3T)
>on the bands during CQ WW CW 2008.
>
>I went through them and compared the times and frequencies to my
>log and found that out of all the spots showing me CQ'ing, a bit more
>than two of every three were incorrect.
>
>In other words, more than two-thirds of the time, I was actually S&P'ing
>when K4TD's Skimmer showed me CQ'ing.  On the flip side, every
>single time his Skimmer showed me in S&P mode, I was doing
>exactly that.
>
>Here is the rundown of every NS3T CQ Skimmer spot from K4TD.
>The comment on the far right is my log explanation.  If I worked
>a station S&P at the same time, the call is listed.
>
>The list includes one of my favorite QSO's of the entire contest,
>when I was CQ'ing on 40 meters just around sunrise and I was
>answered by OH6M, whose signal pinned my S-meter.
>
>
>7075.4 NS3T 30-Nov-08 2353Z CQ CQ'ing
>
>7037.6 NS3T 30-Nov-08 2346Z CQ S&P VE7GL
>
>7031.6 NS3T 30-Nov-08 2344Z CQ S&P SO9Q
>
>1807.2 NS3T 30-Nov-08 2335Z CQ CQ'ing
>
>7086.5 NS3T 30-Nov-08 2138Z CQ CQ'ing
>
>7064.2 NS3T 30-Nov-08 2133Z CQ S&P DF0CI
>
>7024.9 NS3T 30-Nov-08 2116Z CQ S&P HG3DX
>
>7066.1 NS3T 30-Nov-08 2113Z CQ S&P HG1S
>
>7067.3 NS3T 30-Nov-08 1209Z CQ answered by OH6M
>
>7056.9 NS3T 30-Nov-08 1118Z CQ CQ'ing
>
>1812.4 NS3T 30-Nov-08 1115Z  CQ'ing
>
>3537.9 NS3T 30-Nov-08 1055Z CQ CQ'ing
>
>3524 NS3T 30-Nov-08 1053Z CQ S&P
>
>7088.3 NS3T 30-Nov-08 0404Z CQ CQ'ing
>
>3513.4 NS3T 30-Nov-08 0404Z CQ S&P
>
>1805.2 NS3T 30-Nov-08 0336Z CQ CQ
>
>7010 NS3T 30-Nov-08 0318Z CQ S&P
>
>1805.5 NS3T 30-Nov-08 0316Z CQ CQ
>
>1834.5 NS3T 30-Nov-08 0059Z CQ S&P
>
>1810 NS3T 30-Nov-08 0056Z CQ S&P VE3ZI
>
>3541 NS3T 29-Nov-08 1206Z CQ S&P KH7X
>
>3543 NS3T 29-Nov-08 1201Z CQ S&P
>
>3533.3 NS3T 29-Nov-08 1159Z CQ S&P VA3NR
>
>3504 NS3T 29-Nov-08 1130Z CQ S&P YS4RR
>
>3511.6 NS3T 29-Nov-08 1129Z CQ S&P
>
>3507.7 NS3T 29-Nov-08 1121Z CQ S&P
>
>3524.4 NS3T 29-Nov-08 1118Z CQ S&P
>
>1823.9 NS3T 29-Nov-08 1051Z CQ S&P
>
>3551.1 NS3T 29-Nov-08 1030Z CQ S&P VA2SG
>
>1820.4 NS3T 29-Nov-08 1012Z CQ S&P CK3CUI
>
>3534.5 NS3T 29-Nov-08 1007Z CQ CQ'ing
>
>3535.8 NS3T 29-Nov-08 1005Z CQ S&P HD2M
>
>7034.2 NS3T 29-Nov-08 0934Z CQ S&P
>
>3551.4 NS3T 29-Nov-08 0837Z CQ probably CQ
>
>3565.4 NS3T 29-Nov-08 0828Z CQ S&P
>
>3552.9 NS3T 29-Nov-08 0827Z CQ S&P VP5W
>
>3540.3 NS3T 29-Nov-08 0824Z CQ S&P KP2M
>
>3530.9 NS3T 29-Nov-08 0814Z CQ S&P
>
>3513.7 NS3T 29-Nov-08 0811Z CQ S&P TO4X
>
>3557.4 NS3T 29-Nov-08 0735Z CQ probably CQ
>
>3534 NS3T 29-Nov-08 0730Z CQ S&P EA8CMX
>
>1827 NS3T 29-Nov-08 0702Z CQ S&P
>
>1811.8 NS3T 29-Nov-08 0659Z CQ probably CQ
>
>1820.3 NS3T 29-Nov-08 0651Z CQ S&P VE3CX
>
>3533.6 NS3T 29-Nov-08 0644Z CQ S&P VE3XB
>
>3526.2 NS3T 29-Nov-08 0640Z CQ S&P
>
>7018.1 NS3T 29-Nov-08 0637Z CQ S&P TM4Q
>
>7086.5 NS3T 29-Nov-08 0628Z CQ probably CQ
>
>1806 NS3T 29-Nov-08 0619Z CQ probably CQ
>
>7043.4 NS3T 29-Nov-08 0617Z CQ S&P DL0AO
>
>1848.3 NS3T 29-Nov-08 0556Z CQ S&P CM6RCR
>
>1825.5 NS3T 29-Nov-08 0551Z CQ S&P VE3UTT
>
>7085.4 NS3T 29-Nov-08 0541Z CQ maybe CQ
>
>3507.6 NS3T 29-Nov-08 0525Z CQ S&P
>
>3585.3 NS3T 29-Nov-08 0515Z CQ CQ
>
>3583.5 NS3T 29-Nov-08 0513Z CQ CQ
>
>3549 NS3T 29-Nov-08 0502Z CQ S&P
>
>3544.2 NS3T 29-Nov-08 0458Z CQ S&P VE2TZT
>
>3527 NS3T 29-Nov-08 0453Z CQ S&P HI3A
>
>7085.7 NS3T 29-Nov-08 0450Z CQ probably CQ
>
>
>73 Jamie NS3T
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