FWIW, the VE2 I worked popped up as zone 2 in my logging program. Either the
one you worked was portable, you had older .cty files, he was new or he
hadn't been very active.
In SS I noticed several times that the received section didn't correlate to
what was in the file. I always log what they guy sends me (unless I get it
wrong). :)
73 -- Paul VO1HE
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cq-contest-bounces@contesting.com
> [mailto:cq-contest-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Art Boyars
> Sent: November 26, 2007 16:22
> To: cq-contest@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] WW CW wrong zone sent
>
> Thanks for the replies. I had neglected to mention that I
> know that VE2's are in several Zones. I just thought that
> maybe the absolute-latest cty.dat file had them sorted out.
> Of course, even that might not help with portable operations.
>
> There is no need to mention which VE2 I worked. I was NOT
> trying to determine his actual Zone; I'll submit my little
> log with the as-copied data. (I had not even wanted to
> mention his call because I did not want to tempt anybody else
> into "correcting" their log after the 'Test.) As a
> sidelight, this is just another reminder to copy what is
> sent, rather than relying on the software (or the packet spots).
>
> I wanted only to address how the log checkers (or their
> software) handle the issue, and so far I have not seen a
> definitive answer to the question:
>
> If the guy sends the wrong Zone (and I presume that you
> should log what was sent; and that the log checkers know what
> the guy sent and know his actual Zone), for what Zone will
> you be given credit? If you get credit for the actual Zone,
> would it count as a mult? (And what if the checkers know that
> he was not in the Zone that he sent -- maybe a unique mult
> for you -- but they do not know the actual Zone?)
>
> Related question #1: How do you protect yourself in the log
> checking if the guy's country and Zone do not match?
>
> Related question #2: How would ARRL's log checking handle a
> guy who sent wrong Section in SS? (Big Guns who always get
> called by two or three of every Section need not be concerned
> if the guy knows whether he was in, e.g., ORG or SDG, or in
> SB or LAX; or in ENY or NNY.)
>
> Related question #3: I think the question applies also to
> IARU 'Test; are there any other 'Tests where the guy sends a
> location indicator that similary affects your score?
> (Extreme hypothetical example: in ARRL DX, a W3 on MD's
> Eastern Shore decides that he can increase his score by
> claiming to be in DEL, thus tricking lots of DX into calling
> him.) How does the log checking for those 'Tests handle the problem?
>
> 73, Art K3KU
>
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