A unique is not always a busted call. Obviously or not.
For example:
ARRL DX SSB 1984, back when I was young and foolish (as opposed to now, when
I'm merely foolish). I heard FG7CM calling CQ on 15 SSB, so I called him.
Turned out he wasn't in or interested in the contest; he was kind enough to
give me the QSO anyway (and I apologized for calling him), and then said he was
leaving the frequency. (And did not answer the stations who called him as soon
as I signed with him).
Presuming that he truly did not work anyone else, it would definitely have been
a unique. And would definitely not be a busted call.
So why should I lose the contact during log checking? Because he chose to work
no on else?
I have no issue with obviously busted calls being removed during log checking.
But if it is a legitimate call, and there are indications that the station was
legitimately on the air (which is much easier to "prove" these days than it was
30+ years ago), IMHO, it should not be automatically removed.
73, ron w3wn
On 12/30/15, James Cain wrote:
I am shocked by the votes on "Remove Uniques?" Who could oppose removing
uniques, which are, as CQ's official comment says, obviously busted call signs?
If I bust anything in a contact, and it's indisuptable from log-checking, I
want the sponsor to remove the contact. Period.
K1TN
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