[RRDXA] CQWW more DQs

Thu Jun 25 10:22:56 EDT 2015

Quelle:

http://cqww.com/blog/ut5ugr-log-padding-in-cq-ww/

Radiosport competition is built on a simple foundation - the expectation
that all contacts are made over the air and correctly logged. Since
operations are performed from the privacy of our stations and without
supervision, we all trust that everyone is playing by the same rules.

In CQ WW CW 2014 the top single operator score of TO7A (operated by Dimitry
Stashuk UT5UGR) was disqualified for unclaimed use of assistance (e.g., DX
Cluster, RBN, or CW Skimmer). During the public discussion around this
disqualification a section of the log on 160 meters was pointed out as being
suspicious. Further checking revealed a run of 47 QSOs between 0437 UTC Nov
30 and 0608 UTC Nov 30 that were added to the log when TO7A could not be
detected on the air by RBN or SDR recordings. In total, as many as 123 QSOs
representing 22 additional multipliers were padded into the log.

The added QSOs had a particular pattern that made it very clear they were
done deliberately after the contest to fill in rest or break periods.

A look back into older logs revealed this practice has occurred in other
entries submitted by UT5UGR. Many of these were competitive entries
including one that holds a continental score record.

SSB

		Final Score

Finish Place

Call

Year

Category

Score

QSOs/Zn/Cty

Cty

Con

World

Rec

Log Padding Found

UT5UGR

2007

SO HP ALL

2,806,695

3,196/128/515

1

18

48

	No

TO7A (UT5UGR)

2009

SO HP ALL

6,543,120

5,386/138/459

1

4

10

	Yes

TO7A (UT5UGR)

2010

SO HP ALL

8,200,120

6,026/152/468

1

3

11

FM

Yes

UT5UGR

2011

SA LP 160M

13,338

283/8/49

1

3

3

UR

Yes

UT5UGR

2012

SO HP 160M

43,617

653/10/57

1

3

4

	No

UT5UGR

2013

SA HP ALL

77,700

269/56/129

				late log

UT5UGR

2014

SO HP 160M

53,406

798/11/58

1

3

3

	Yes

CW

		Final Score

Finish Place

Call

Year

Category

Score

QSOs/Zn/Cty

Cty

Con

World

Rec

Log Padding Found

UT5UGR

2007

SO HP ALL

2,764,480

2,767/141/511

2

15

61

	No

V31WA (UT5UGR)

2008

SO HP ALL

8,387,400

6,107/140/460

1

3

6

V3

Yes

UT5UGR

2009

SO HP 80M

19,200

258/10/54

4

33

59

	No

UT5UGR

2010

SO HP ALL

856,041

1320/88/345

6

71

221

	No

TO7A (UT5UGR)

2011

SO HP ALL

11,451,375

6,757/162/563

1

2

7

FM

Yes

TO7A (UT5UGR)

2012

SO HP ALL

11,807,340

7,165/165/540

1

1

6

FM

Yes

TO7A (UT5UGR)

2013

SO HP ALL

13,765,575

7,916/161/564

1

1

2

NA

Yes

TO7A (UT5UGR)

2014

SO HP ALL

Disqualified

					Yes

This violation of the trust that underlies radiosport competition cannot be
ignored. The CQ WW Contest Committee is announcing the following actions:

*	All of the UT5UGR entries listed above where log padding was
detected will be disqualified and removed from the official score database.
*	For the next five (5) years (July 2015 - July 2020), any entry in
the CQ WW, WPX, or CQ 160 Contests by Dimitry Stashuk UT5UGR, or where
UT5UGR is listed as a participant, will be reclassified as a Checklog.

New log checking processes are being created to improve detection of log
padding. We intend to test these methods against all submitted logs from
2011-2014. If other entries are found to have added unverifiable QSOs, we
will address them on a case by case basis.

The CQ WW CC is committed to protecting the integrity of the competition as
best we can.  We look for the contesting community to also do the same.

LG

Helmut

 <http://www.df7zs.de/> www.df7zs.de 

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