I would change the K3EH Q to K3ES WPA, as he came back and corrected the
call for you. The K9 will get a NIL, that's his fault.
Ed Parish, K1EP
k1ep@arrl.net
On Fri, Dec 12, 2025, 14:21 Jack Brindle via CQ-Contest <
cq-contest@contesting.com> wrote:
> Art;
>
> Interesting scenario. I think I would leave it as X-QSO. That QSO does not
> have the 9-Lander’s call, so he should get a NIL. Even if you leave it as
> QSO, the K3’s QSO is also there, so the questionable Q should be ignored as
> a dupe. You should not get dinged for it, which usually means that for some
> strange reason you will. Just for safety, set it as X-QSO, but leave it in.
>
> It will be really interesting to see what the final verdict on it will be.
>
> 73,
> Jack, W6FB
>
> > On Dec 12, 2025, at 9:21 AM, Art Boyars <artboyars@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > ARRL 160M 'Test. I call CQ and get multiple callers (Saturday night
> fresh
> > meat). I dig out "K3", and I send "K3". A K3 and some 9-land call
> answer.
> >
> > I dig out "K3E", and I send "K3E?". A K3 and a 9-lander answer.
> >
> > I dig out "K3EH" (I think; close enough -- if I'm wrong, he can fix it),
> > and I send him a report.
> >
> > The calling station sends me "5NN IL" and does not correct the K3EH call
> > sign.
> > Illinois? No problem; lots of people in non-natural QTHs these days. I
> > log it, and do a quick "ready for the next caller", hoping the 9-land
> > caller is still there.
> >
> > Instead, K3ES calls in. "5NN WPA".
> >
> > Hmmm. So, who gave me 5NN IL??
> > QRZ.com shows K3EH in Florida. K3EH has no scores posted on
> 3830scores.com.
> >
> > I think it was that over-persistent 9-land call. If I leave it in my
> log,
> > I'll get dinged for a busted callsign. So I change it to X-QSO.
> >
> > But wait a minute. I'll lose the QSO -- and it's his fault -- but the
> > 9-lander call might still get credit for it, which I believe he does
> > not deserve. (Some say the log checking software might not credit him.)
> >
> > I still have time to delete the QSO from my log and to resubmit.
> >
> > What do you think I should do? I do not promise to accept your advice.
> >
> > 73, Art K3KU
> >
> >
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