Topband: Remote operation

[Paul Mcl]

Tree,

Is that the op the WB6 I worked twice:

160m on 24Nov22 @ 2130Z
80m on 7Dec/22 @ 2215Z

I emailed  shortly after to ask if he was transmitting from CA per his
QRZ.com details and he confirmed that was correct and he was using a large
rhombic by the ocean.   Both contacts are confirmed in LoTw as California.

I have remote station, compared to the postage stamp home garden it is a
great location and zero local noise but it is 1 mile away so no secrets
here.

Regards

Paul MM0ZBH



On Mon, 23 Oct 2023 at 00:17, TreeN6TR <treen6tr at gmail.com> wrote:

> While I hesitate to post this, at some point, this behavior needs to be
> called out for what it is.
>
> Believe it or not - there is a station who has a well established pattern
> of working DX on 160 meters from "California".  I use quotes here, because
> this station claims to be in California, or the grid DM04, when they
> actually aren't.
>
> Six land is not that far from my QTH and during the CQ 160 CW contest, I
> was able to record the whole contest while this station worked about 45
> Europeans - many before sunset in W6.  With my QTH in Oregon about 1500 km
> away, I would easily be able to hear this station if they were transmitting
> from home.
>
> Contesting gives multipliers for states and when those states are not
> really what you are working, it makes things unfair.  I know in the CQ 160
> CW contest - those QSOs were removed and credit not given for the QSO.  It
> was indicated in their report file (so those stations know clearly whom I
> am writing about).
>
> Just because someone says they are in one place, you should look for clues
> that maybe something isn't right.  If you have any suspicions, please make
> note of them and inform the contest sponsor.
>
> Tree
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