[Skimmertalk] Bad Skimmer Spots

[Pete Smith]

Lee, do you mean that CC Cluster performs a QRZ lookup (or equivalent) 
for each call it is "considering" spotting?  If so, does this require 
some sort of subscription with QRZ?

73, Pete N4ZR

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On 2/3/2011 5:12 PM, Lee Sawkins wrote:
> Here is a small subset of bad skimmer spots. I am looking at a full feed from the RBN.
>
> These are only spots for USA calls that have not been issued.  Many times the first letter of a call is missing.  Many of these are actually Italian calls with the "I" missing.
>
> http://www.bcdxc.org/ve7cc/notissue.txt
>
> I will update the list from time to time.
>
> CC Clusters drop these bad calls.
>
> There are many other non USA calls that are wrong which also have the first
> letter missing. These are harder to find.
>
> Other bad calls occur when the last letter is missing or truncated or is added
> +in error.
>
> "E" and "T" seem to be the most often added bad letters.
>
> Lee
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