[UK-CONTEST] Is the writing on the wall?

[Paul O'Kane]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Clive Whelan" <clive.whelan at btinternet.com>

<snip>

> I was therefore saddened, although not entirely surprised to
> receive the following response.
>
> <snip>

<from DARC>

> DX Clusters are available everywhere and it is the hardest
> of all rules to check wether someone has used it or not.

Here's what G3XTT says on this subject in his IOTA Contest
write-up in the latest RadCom:  "Frankly, this is not a difficult
check for the adjudication team to make nowadays."

If G3XTT can do it, then anyone (including DARC) can do it :-)

DJ1YFK recently published an analysis of the correlation between
DX spots of WRTC 2006 stations, and the appearance of callsigns in
the WRTC logs shortly after.  The "assisted" entrants are easily
identified.

http://lists.contesting.com/pipermail/cq-contest/2006-September/069287.html

DARC should do the same for WAE - but perhaps they couldn't
be bothered?

73,
Paul EI5DI