[WWYC] Re: [CQ-Contest] Strange DX-Spots in WAE SSB ..
Goran ANDRIC, S55OO
s55oo at lea.hamradio.si
Mon Sep 15 11:57:48 EDT 2003
Interesting to see!
I am glad that I was spotted by the others and no need to do that. It's the
same with rare countries...
WAE was fun but with bad 80m antenna is too hard to make any good result.
Follows when I put my laptop on the table :)
73 de Goran - S53M at WAE, WW as DX
http://lea.hamradio.si/~s55oo
----- Original Message -----
From: "Fabian Kurz" <lists at telegraphy.de>
To: <cq-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, September 15, 2003 1:05 AM
Subject: [CQ-Contest] Strange DX-Spots in WAE SSB ..
> Hello,
>
> thanks to the OH2AQ-Webcluster's facility to retrieve the originating
> IP-Address for Spots entered via the HTTP-Interface, I could collect some
> interesting information about some spots in the recent WAE SSB Contest...
> just have a look:
>
> SPOT:
> Sep 13 09:37 2003 DX de OZ1HPS-@: 21295.3 4L6AM WAE
> TEST 0937Z 62.168.189.31
>
> A 'WHOIS'-lookup of the IP-address revelaed:
>
> inetnum: 62.168.160.0 - 62.168.191.255
> netname: GE-CN-20030212
> descr: Caucasus Network Ltd.
> descr: PROVIDER LOCAL REGISTRY
> country: GE
>
> So this Spot was sent from Georgia, obvioulsy NOT from Denmark. OZ1HPS
> later complained on the cluster about his call being abused.
>
>
> Next candidate:
>
> Sep 14 04:23 2003 DX de
> AI1G-@: 3789.0 CQ0T WAE 0423Z
> 193.126.128.219
>
> WHOIS-Lookup-Result:
>
> inetnum: 193.126.128.0 - 193.126.191.255
> netname: KQPT-IOL-DIALUP
> descr: KPNQwest Portugal / IOL ISP
> country: PT
>
> This Spot was definitely coming from Portugal, not from the US.
Furthermore
> the callsign AI1G is not currently issued.
>
> Some hours later, another spot of CQ0T:
>
> Sep 14 15:55 2003 DX de
> K2EFV-@: 21271.0 CQ0T WAE 1555Z
> 194.65.14.75
>
> And again the lookup reveals that this spot was coming from Portugal,
> another ISP this time though.. Again, K2EFV is not an issued Callsign.
>
> inetnum: 194.65.0.0 - 194.65.255.255
> netname: PT-TELEPAC-960515
> descr: Provider Local Registry
> descr: Telepac - Comunicacoes Interactivas, SA
> country: PT
>
>
> Lets go on ... YL2LY being spotted by JA's... the calls look familiar but
> actually they're just very similar to stations who are actually active
> (JK1OLT, JQ2EHG ...). All spots are originating from the same IP.
>
> Sep 14 08:19 2003 DX de
> JK1OLM-@: 21237.0 YL2LY 0819Z
> 81.94.226.141
> Sep 14 08:50 2003 DX de
> JQ2EHH-@: 21236.9 YL2LY 0850Z
> 81.94.226.141
> Sep 14 10:31 2003 DX de
> JJ4PPK-@: 21225.0 YL2LY 1031Z
> 81.94.226.141
> Sep 14 11:59 2003 DX de
> YL2CV-@: 14222.0 YL2LY 1159Z
> 81.94.226.141
> Sep 14 15:00 2003 DX de
> UA9FMZ-@: 14206.8 YL2LY 1500Z
> 81.94.226.141
> Sep 14 14:04 2003 DX de
> VE3YQY-@: 21218.0 YL2LX 1404Z
> 81.94.226.141
>
> Looking up that IP-Address reveals...
>
> inetnum: 81.94.226.128 - 81.94.226.143
> netname: PCABC-NET
> descr: PCABC SIA
> descr: Computer equipment supplier and local ISP in Kuldiga region.
> descr: Address Liepâjas street 23, LV3301, Kuldiga.
> country: LV
>
> ... that they're obviously from Lativa.
>
> Another one: EA7FTR being spotted by fake-callsigns, interestingly all
from
> the same IP-Address...
>
> Sep 14 10:45 2003 DX de JA2SFH-@: 21333.2 EA7FTR wae fb
> sig 1045Z 80.58.11.170
> Sep 14 13:03 2003 DX de
> WS3YA-@: 21318.0 EA7FTR WAE 1303Z
> 80.58.11.170
> Sep 14 15:14 2003 DX de
> KI9HF-@: 21312.7 EA7FTR WAE 1514Z
> 80.58.11.170
> Sep 14 16:27 2003 DX de
> AG4YT-@: 21330.0 EA7FTR wae 1627Z
> 80.58.11.170
>
> ... which belongs to an ISP in Spain.
>
> inetnum: 80.58.0.0 - 80.58.24.255
> netname: RIMA
> descr: Telefonica de Espana SAU
> descr: Red de servicios IP
> descr: Spain
> country: ES
>
>
> RW3RN is one of the few honest chaps around: At least he uses his own
> callsign for self-spotting ;)
>
> Sep 14 13:08 2003 DX de
> RW3RN-@: 21271.8 RW3RN WAE 1308Z
> 213.135.132.39
> inetnum: 213.135.132.0 - 213.135.132.255
> netname: TMBNET
> descr: Dynamic IP pool for access server 2
> country: RU
>
>
> And this seemed strange, too: How can a EC3 (Spain, Mainland) and EC6
> (Balearic-Islands) use the same IP-Adress?
>
> Sep 14 13:35 2003 DX de
> EC3TGI-@: 21284.5 EA6AEQ wae 1335Z
> 80.58.41.46
> Sep 14 13:38 2003 DX de EC6TT-@: 21284.5 EA6AEQ CQ WAE
> CONTEST 1338Z 80.58.41.46
> Sep 14 14:01 2003 DX de
> EC6TT-@: 21282.0 EA6AEQ wae 1401Z
> 80.58.41.46
>
>
> Also this Frenchman hust have had trouble with his local ISP, so he dialed
> up to a SP-ISP...
>
> Sep 14 11:02 2003 DX de F5CBU-@: 21308.0 SO6Y WAE
> Contest 1102Z 213.77.157.180
> inetnum: 213.77.157.128 - 213.77.157.255
> netname: OLAWA-SDI
> descr: TP S.A. SDI
> descr: Olawa Centrum Wroclaw
> country: PL
>
> ... or it was just a lonely Pole who tried to increase his rate!
>
> During the contest there were many Spots from PY1/PU1's spotting ZW1M, all
> from the same address.. maybe they joined together at the clubstation to
> make a spot-festival, nothing wrong with that, but these Italian spots are
> 100% bogus:
>
> Sep 14 19:46 2003 DX de
> IZ5EME-@: 14198.0 ZW1M wae 1946Z
> 200.149.160.20
> Sep 14 19:48 2003 DX de
> IK5EME-@: 14198.0 ZW1M wae 1948Z
> 200.149.160.20
>
> inetnum: 200.149.128/17
> aut-num: AS7738
> abuse-c: CGR13
> owner: Telemar Norte Leste S.A.
> ownerid: 002.558.134/0001-58
> responsible: Marcello Lugon
> address: Rua Humberto de Campos, 425, 7º andar
> address: 22430-190 - Rio de Janeiro - RJ
>
>
> These above examples were collected in a few hours only by analyzing the
> Spots at OH2AQ.
> In all cases faked or pirated calls have been used to do selfspots, or
> possibly for
> spotting a friend etc. I am sure that this is only the 'tip of the
iceberg'
> because many
> people are using telnet-dx-cluster where it's not so easy (except for the
> Sysops) to trace
> back spots; these will never be revealed, if the Sysop's security policy
> does not change.
>
> If I had included all the obvious semi-selfspotting, (by operator-calls,
> friend's-calls
> etc.) this e-mail would probably have been thrice as long...
>
> I know this won't help to stop the cheating, but I just find it worth
> mentioning and this
> is a true evidence of poorest OP technique ...
>
> Self-Spotting itself is - by the way - not explicitly forbidden in the
> contest rules, but
> 'unsportsmanship conduct' *is* a reason for disqualification ... just for
> consideration ..
>
> 73, Fabian DJ1YFK (maybe a lid, but certainly not cheating in contests ;)
>
> PS: Congrats for Z31GX for sending 10 Spots for Z38AV within exactly 30
> minutes.
>
> Sep 14 21:56 2003 DX de Z31GX-@: 14298.3 Z38AV CQ DX-WAE
> TEST 2156Z 62.162.20.117
> Sep 14 21:57 2003 DX de Z31GX-@: 14298.3 Z38AV CQ DX-WAE
> TEST 2157Z 62.162.20.117
> Sep 14 21:57 2003 DX de Z31GX-@: 14298.3 Z38AV WAE test. Looking
> for DX 2157Z 62.162.20.117
> Sep 14 21:59 2003 DX de Z31GX-@: 14298.3 Z38AV WAE test. Looking
> for QTC a 2159Z 62.162.20.117
> Sep 14 22:03 2003 DX de Z31GX-@: 14298.3 Z38AV Very loud. WAE
> test. OUT EU 2203Z 62.162.20.117
> Sep 14 22:04 2003 DX de Z31GX-@: 14298.3 Z38AV Very loud. WAE
> test. OUT EU 2203Z 62.162.20.117
> Sep 14 22:04 2003 DX de Z31GX-@: 14298.3 Z38AV WAE test. Looking
> for DX 2204Z 62.162.20.117
> Sep 14 22:18 2003 DX de Z31GX-@: 14298.4 Z38AV WAE CQ DX...Out
> EU 2218Z 62.162.20.117
> Sep 14 22:19 2003 DX de Z31GX-@: 14298.4 Z38AV WAE CQ DX...Out
> EU 2219Z 62.162.20.117
> Sep 14 22:26 2003 DX de Z31GX-@: 14298.4 Z38AV Very loud Need DX
> for test 2226Z 62.162.20.117
>
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