[UK-CONTEST] Fw: Death to the cluster!

[Roger G3SXW]

Hello Dave (& David),
I like your idea of false spots. Good thinking, Batman!

I only know about CQWW. They have algorithms to automatically check the 
proportion of QSOs that are made within n minutes of a cluster spot 
appearing. I don't know the numbers, but we can imagine that sometimes you 
happen upon (with the big knob) a station within those n minutes anyway, so 
the 'hit' rate (norm) might be about eg 10%. When the analysis shows 60% you 
know you have a rogue, outside the statistically expected norm (Bell shaped 
curve). As with any aspect of checking 5-6,000 logs there's only so much you 
can do so this analysis usually happens with the Top Scores. If you are 
258th in your category and want to cheat then good luck to you! Perhaps you 
need a psychiatrist more than a CQWW log-checker!
73 de Roger/G3SXW.






> most entrants still claim to be "unassisted". Perhaps the Adjudicators 
> should put out false "spots" and note the call-signs of those stations 
> that appear blindly (or should  that be deafly) calling on the frequency - 
> they can't all be multi-multis.
>
> 73's  Dave   (end of grumpy mood)
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