The same thing happened to me. I occasionally get a dupe, but at one point, all of a sudden, I worked 10 or 12 dupes in a row. I finally had to QSY. Running unassisted, I couldn't tell what was spotted on my frequency, but I knew it was a busted call.
reply to: [email protected] On Mon, Dec 5, 2022, 23:47 Ron Spencer via Topband <[email protected]> wrote: > Re Packet and the contest > > > May not be of interest to everyone. > > > > Sat evening around 0010 or so, had been running with a nice rate. Then a > dupe. And another. And yet another. This continued for around 15 minutes > until I finally QSY'd to escape. > > > > My guess of what happened: someone spotted me but with an incorrect call. > On all those using packet, a new call popped up. They clicked on it, dumped > in their call. Typically I work all dupes and, for the first few did but, > as the volume grew, I replied with their call, mine and "B4". Most went > away but a few insisted on a Q. > > > > In addition to showing how far our hobby has sunk, isn't it the > responsibility of the calling station to actually copy the call sign? Many > of the stations that duped me were very recognizable stations. Again, > guessing, they were running SO2R, clicked on the spot, called and expected > a quick Q. NEVER bothering to check accuracy of packet spot. Is it a valid > contact if you don't copy the actual call sign? Even if the call was > correct on packet. Or are we moving towards letting the computer do most of > the work? > > > > Sure would be interesting if more contests were like the Stew Perry where > no spotting assistance is allowed. You have to actually copy the > information...... Yes, I know. A radical idea. > > > > Ron > > N4XD > Sent using https://www.zoho.com/mail/ > _________________ > Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband > Reflector > _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
