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Re: [CQ-Contest] CQ WW Survey results - part 1

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Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] CQ WW Survey results - part 1
From: David Gilbert <xdavid@cis-broadband.com>
Date: Sat, 19 Dec 2015 11:40:40 -0700
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That's the part that I think a lot of these posts miss. I hate those time wasters as much as anyone else, but I'm certain there are tons of casual ops who simply enjoy the extra activity, think they are doing us a favor by giving us a contact (they are), and have zero intention of submitting a log.

By the way, I've always been curious. What is the typical ratio for the number of non-unique callsigns that show up in a typical CQ contest versus the number of logs that actually get submitted?

73,
Dave   AB7E



On 12/19/2015 7:22 AM, Steve Sacco NN4X wrote:
OTOH -

While the hair on the back of my neck raises up when someone starts a QSO with "Please copy", there IS another way of looking at it: Rather than considering the downside of the extra couple of seconds lost in the QSO, consider that it's very likely a net gain QSO. In other words, they're obviously not serious, and if not for wanting to play around, they'd be doing something else, and not giving out ANY contacts.


73,
Steve
NN4X

On 12/19/2015 8:56 AM, Herbert Schoenbohm wrote:
> Jim, When you add to this the many stations that say "roger" (an improper CB import for "over" that just does not go away) the Q rate is even further diminished. Why can't the response be solely limited to what the contest requires? Sometimes I get so annoyed with this that I answer back "My name is Herb, not Roger." The other one that is perhaps even worse is "good luck and see you after the contest."
>
>
> Herb Schoenbohm, KV4FZ
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> On 12/19/2015 2:41 AM, Jim Brown wrote:
>> On Fri,12/18/2015 6:42 PM, Marty s wrote:
>>> It can be pretty annoying. I did the math today. If you were running a 250 hour, and every station added a "please copy" your rate would be down by over 20 stations, it adds up.
>>
>> And you can bet that "Please Copy" isn't their only time waster. :)
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>> 73, Jim K9YC
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