Working USA lids just encourages them to continue polluting other stations logs who they then call. Nothing discourages bad operating then nobody every coming back to your call. Just ignore- easy, po
I'm a new guy (less then 2 years operating HF) and for me, I'd just work them. It's no different to me then working a dup. I get no points in the log but I worked them and move on. I also don't see t
While I can understand Albert's sentiment, dismissing everybody who doesn't understand the contest, many of whom are well-intentioned, thinking they're giving points to someone, as lids seems bitter
I should add, that it occurred to me there's a scenario where Albert's idea does make sense (just so you know I'm not totally picking on you, Albert). If you're blessed with any kind of a pileup, cho
As contesters, we are always being called arrogant, among other names. Ignoring a station would just solidify that arrogance. We need a positive image among non contesters, ignoring a calling station
I try to be as polite as I can (typically by sending "DX ONLY 73"), but I no longer work stateside stations during ARRL DX contests. Every time I work one it just encourages others on frequency to ca
It happens in the other side also, I was called for many JA stations, I have in my ARRL log 27 JA and 1 HL station that they called me during the ARRL. Usually they are new hams that need this countr
I am not sure that they know better. Many times I will listen to the ham calling me, and he is either a mobile or a 2x3 call. You can't presume that there is malice intended and I think its not a goo
Running as VY1EI I had around 100 North American stations call me this past weekend. I've been using a standard, polite response "W1? VY1 is not DX". and not logging the QSO. Rather than create confu
I think it's inadvisable to assume, as Richard says, malice, even in Dave's scenario. I would suggest Dave's little pileups are guys who thought "Oh, he worked a W. Must mean that he's working Ws." I