If you want to get an idea of how wide spread the self spotting problem is,
do a search on DX Summit for your own call and check the "any column"
button.
DX Summit shows a spot by N1UR in the ARRL DX CW contest. Interesting,
I've never spotted anyone in a contest because I am never connected. The
occaisional time I do spot a DX Station during normal operating, I enter the
spot directly on the web, so an @ sign appears next to my call. This one
had no @ sign.
I checked the spotted station and sure enough, I worked him on 80M cw 3
minutes before the spot appeared. I guess he needed more action on 80M and
decided to self spot himself using my call after I worked him, simulating me
spotting him. If you want to see who it was, do a search for N1UR and
you'll see.
This guy had over 100 spots in the contest and the spots are so consistent
(3 -5 an hour, every hour, I mean every hour) you can even tell when he
took a sleep break.
Amazing.....
Try your call, see what you find.
Ed N1UR
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