Hi guys, What about remote stations (to transmit, to receive or both) for any awards ?
Is any recommandations for checkers ? Best 73 Jean-Paul F6FYA / TM4Q Envoyé de mon iPad > Le 20 nov. 2018 à 18:55, <n...@n4is.com> <n...@n4is.com> a écrit : > > Hi Guys > > Here what I think is the problem. DXCC records and link accounts. This is a > problem with CQ WAZ as well. Here some examples, Back in late 80's a PY1 > send 40 cards to claim CQ WAZ 40 zones on 160m, just after HB9AMO Plaque # > 1 - 13 June 1987 . K1MEM sent a letter to PY1RO to check the cards, and > several cards was just impossible QSO's, like China during daytime and the > Chinese station never worked on 160m. The certificate was canceled, however > 10 to 20 years later the same guy apply again and get his WAZ original > certificate number validate using old credits. The certificate was canceled > but the filed credits not. > > Same thing on DXCC, after 10 years you can apply again, using link accounts, > and using old credits on file. I've seen this with others PY, LZ and why not > this OK. This is fixable. > > I understand the ARRL wants to be very discreate when someone is caught > doing creative things, no moral or ethical help on publicity. > > So I believe it is just an internal broken process that allow linked > accounts and old records to be used again without verification. > > The issue I see on LOTW is a lack of card check at the same level we have > with paper QSL cards. > > Here some examples. PY3CEJ posted on his website a QSL card with a SSB QSO > 11:30 am local noon time, and with only 100w. I call PY3CEJ and challenged > him about this impossible QSO, few days latter the 4W guy uploaded on Club > Log this fantastic QSO. If you look on the statistics there is only one > single QSO on 160, 2 QSO's on 80m and 100's of QSO on 40m SSB, most with > JA's. I cannot say that this QSO was uploaded to LOTW, but there is nothing > to prevent it. > > In the last six years we've seen a large number of QSO during day time on > 160m from several " groups club" , like the ongoing strong between PY, LZ > and YB. QSO's on 160m on broad day sun light. Ongoing means last week with > new impossible QSO's on Club Log and credits on the DXCC list latter for > sure. > > The explanation from ARRL was that there is no way to stop "them". I don't > agree with it, a simple code on LOTW DXCC validation can flag those daytime > 160m QSO's for late "card check". > > The real thing here is the most dangerous behavior for our hobby. > > if you don't care I don' t mind, and I don't mind if you don't care. > > Please! we do care, and we do mint! Do something too!... > > 73's > JC > N4IS > > > > _________________ > Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector