YouTube CW spots.

[James McDowell IV]

GE all,

A friend of mine sent me this link. It is my understanding that if you work someone on CW and they put your call as a chapter in their YouTube video, this search engine will pull it out. 

WB0RLJ, K4SWL, and others who are active POTA operators do a very good job with this. 

I can be found as well as Jeff W4PJW, Jim WS6X, and i am sure others. 

Thought it was a neat tool to share with the group. 

73,

James W4KD

[David Gordon]

Thanks for sharing this. Yes, I’m in several myself. 

David Kb4lci 

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[ws6x...@gmail.com]

Hi James,

That’s a neat tool. I’ve seen similar, but not on such a grand scale.

While listening to some of the QSOs the search engine found for WS6X, I found a bizarre situation. In the following QSO with WB0RLJ, 15 M CW, @1339 UTC, I wasn’t even on the air on that day / hour:

 

<WB0RLJ @ US-4011 2025-09-20 (UTC) - Chalco Hills State Recreation Area>  The guy clearly sends “WS6X”; then sends his QTH as “CA.”

 

NOTE:

• I had been located in “VA” for nearly 11 years by that date;
• It doesn’t sound like my fist;
• It doesn’t sound like the keying characteristics of my KX3;
• Sinc ALL my QSOs as a POTA Hunter are QRP contacts, without fail, I ALWAYS send the signal report and state twice. This guy only sends them once.

 

My hunch is that the guy calling was WI6X. He is fairly active on CW and is from CA. Interestingly his name is also Jim.

Years ago, a Japanese ham with the U.S. call, WH6X, did a lengthy stint in 6Y5. He often sent his call as 6Y5/W”S”6X. I even worked him in a CW contest once, when he sent 6Y5/WS6X. You can not believe how many BURO cards I received requesting a QSL from 6Y5! It took years before the requests finally stopped.

Maybe I’ll switch to SSB!!

Jim – WS6X

 

 

From: valle...@googlegroups.com <valle...@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of James McDowell IV
Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2026 10:06 PM
To: valle...@googlegroups.com
Subject: [Valley Hams] YouTube CW spots.

 

GE all,

 

A friend of mine sent me this link. It is my understanding that if you work someone on CW and they put your call as a chapter in their YouTube video, this search engine will pull it out. 

 

VE2ZDX Ham Radio Toolkit ve2zdx.com

 

[Jeff Rinehart]

James thanks for sending out that recording web site thing.  

There are several recordings of W4PJW making CW contacts.  I have listened to all of them and YES IT IS ME - mistakes and all.  Some of those CW sending mistakes I remember well - no one is perfect - and it is humbling to hear myself making CW mistakes. 

Sounds like Jim WS6X has figured out his situation.  Hopefully no one is "bootlegging" my call.  If they are, they make the same mistakes that I do.

Jeff W4PJW

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