[QSL-Managers] being a sneak

[Bill M]

At 11:37 PM 04/08/2003, you wrote:
>What do you fellow QSL managers do when you detect or suspect some
>irregularities in your logs?  I have two different cases of someone
>making consecutive QSOs with two calls, both of which belong to them
>but which are from different countries.  Not to get too specific, but
>the most recent case was an SM and a CT, same person, consecutive Qs
>in the log.
>
>I've also had several cards from one country in the same envelope,
>from different calls, all written in the same hand and all with the
>time wrong by an hour.   Almost certainly the different Qs were all
>made by one person.
>
>Do you just turn a blind eye and go by whatever is in your logs?  or
>at the other extreme would you sneak to someone at DXCC in case the
>cards are used for that award?
>
>Derek aa5bt


Derek,
 From my perspective you can't be the judge.  A mgr has some responsibility 
to see to it that fraudulent cards don't go out but there's all sorts of 
circumstances.
I have, and I know others have, chased DX in pairs or groups with other 
buddies in other countries (sometimes they will 'get you in') and sent 
cards together to save money.  I never would work a new one for a friend - 
that was always a prize to lord over him about :-)  but I'm sure some would.
The SM/CT one sure does sound like a sneak....you might want to 'hold' that 
card for a while.  The second case doesn't sound unusual at all.

My 2c,

Bill WX4A/KP4