Continuing the discussion from 2026 SOTA Challenge (Part 1):
My QRZ bogus location data story:
I’ve spent months trying to work out why so many NZ activators are claiming (Park/Summit/Lake)-to-Lighthouse contacts with Pencarrow Head Lighthouse. Especially when many of the hams listed at this location actually live on the South Island, not the North. Turns out that the 6-digit grid location that the PoLo logger gives to all NZ callsigns who don’t specify a maidenhead on QRZ is Pencarrow Head Lighthouse (or more accurately a grid-cell within its AZ). Not sure if QRZ or PoLo make up this fictional location, but it’s been driving me nuts!
Do not trust locations from QRZ (or PoLo) was the lesson learnt!