Just a general comment about posts like these during - or right after contests.
I do know that we are all concerned about possible suspicious QSOs - and even those made with remote stations using callsigns not appropriate to their location. However, I do not really think sorting these kinds of things out here on the Topband list is a good idea. In general - the information that you use to put QSOs into your contest log should come from what you hear in your headphones. Using a callbook - or other resource (like this list) is not really the way the game should be played. Most contesters I know consider even sending an email to him after the contest to be inappropriate. As the log checker for this contest - I would not want to give W1NA a not-in-log if he indeed made the QSO. I will have access to the W1NA log and can see if there were other QSOs made around that time with other Europeans. Of course - it is possible it was the only European QSO he made - but if it is in his log at the right time and in your log - then I doubt there was anything fishy going on - or he would have made more QSOs with Europe. So - the message I would like to send, is to not bring these things up in a public forum. If you are concerned about a specific QSO, you can send a note to the manager of the contest (N2NT) expressing your concern, and we will take a look at it during the log checking process. Thanks. 73 Tree N6TR On Fri, Feb 26, 2021 at 11:21 PM Per Eklund <[email protected]> wrote: > 93 SM2M QSOs made, 92 from EU. > Got an answer from W1NA when listening to EU 180 degrees. 59 MA. > Only NA hear this morning, no other heard. > Did not have time to check him on NA bev. > Looks very suspicious to me. > Shall i delete the QSO? May be a pirate? > Anyone knows this call? > > 73 Per SM2LIY > _________________ > Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband > Reflector > _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
