[ADXA] mshv issue

Jussi Eloranta eloranta at aa6kj.hopto.org
Fri Feb 6 23:04:43 EST 2026


Forgot to add that this with livestream makes it very efficient. One can 
stop when the call shows up in the livestream log.

Jussi (aa6kj)

On 2/6/26 21:31, Jussi Eloranta wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Looks like people are desperately trying trick mshv to get in the 
> KP5/NP3VI log without actually hearing the station (especially on 160m 
> where their TX is poor). So, keep calling for a bit and then send R-xx 
> (xx any number) and the chances are that you will end up in the log 
> (without actually decoding anything). Mshv remembers for a while that 
> it responded to you and will accept happily the R for quite some time.
>
> I wish they would implement a short timeout for mshv so that it would 
> not accept the R after say 1 minute of getting the call. This would 
> not eliminate this loophole but reduces the chances of it working. But 
> even then we would probably start seeing sequences of alternating call 
> & roger transmissions.
>
> This ends up being a similar issue as people using online remote RX to 
> receive (no need to hear the DX).
>
> Jussi (aa6kj)
>
> ps. This is not just happening with kp5 but other peditions as well.
>
>
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