Tree, Is that the op the WB6 I worked twice:
160m on 24Nov22 @ 2130Z 80m on 7Dec/22 @ 2215Z I emailed shortly after to ask if he was transmitting from CA per his QRZ.com details and he confirmed that was correct and he was using a large rhombic by the ocean. Both contacts are confirmed in LoTw as California. I have remote station, compared to the postage stamp home garden it is a great location and zero local noise but it is 1 mile away so no secrets here. Regards Paul MM0ZBH On Mon, 23 Oct 2023 at 00:17, TreeN6TR <[email protected]> wrote: > While I hesitate to post this, at some point, this behavior needs to be > called out for what it is. > > Believe it or not - there is a station who has a well established pattern > of working DX on 160 meters from "California". I use quotes here, because > this station claims to be in California, or the grid DM04, when they > actually aren't. > > Six land is not that far from my QTH and during the CQ 160 CW contest, I > was able to record the whole contest while this station worked about 45 > Europeans - many before sunset in W6. With my QTH in Oregon about 1500 km > away, I would easily be able to hear this station if they were transmitting > from home. > > Contesting gives multipliers for states and when those states are not > really what you are working, it makes things unfair. I know in the CQ 160 > CW contest - those QSOs were removed and credit not given for the QSO. It > was indicated in their report file (so those stations know clearly whom I > am writing about). > > Just because someone says they are in one place, you should look for clues > that maybe something isn't right. If you have any suspicions, please make > note of them and inform the contest sponsor. > > Tree > _________________ > Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband > Reflector > _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
