>From my research of the DQ list, I found the following for some country data
(just grabbed some countries and drilled down). I counted everyone
participating in a multi and used their home callsign as a national.
11 - Italy (plus II9P team - typically 6 - 10 ops)
5 - US
5 - UK
4 - Ukraine
3 - France
3 - Brazil
3 - Switzerland
2 - Germany
2 - Spain
2 - Russia
2 - Argentina
0 - Japan (noteworthy vs the large number of entrants)
Hardly a conspiracy in my opinion. Looks like a big dragnet that hopefully
sends a message to everyone that is if you self-spot (or work with a close
friend excessively cheerleading you - whether that's a real person or an
avitar) or use assistance unclaimed - you are going to get caught and DQ'd.
I believe that this information has been building over a few years. Kudos
to CQ WW CC for having the courage to raise the bar on fair competition.
Ed N1UR
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