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Re: [CQ-Contest] NIL increases

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Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] NIL increases
From: john@kk9a.com
Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2016 08:52:27 -0400
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I have NILs while running too and I am not sure why. I work all dupes so at least it is possible to make a valid contacts at some point during the contest. This can happen when S&P stations do not wait around long enough to ensure that their information was copied. For example I had to wipe out some stations in the WPX phone contest when I did not copy their serial number on the first attempt. I had asked for the number multiple times I heard absolutely nothing. Typically these were weaker station and either QSB made them unreadable, they were not hearing me that well or they quickly moved on after giving their report once thinking that we had a QSO.

John KK9A



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SUBJECT:[CQ-Contest] NIL increases
FROM: "Ed Sawyer" <sawyered@earthlink.net>



Anyone else notice a significant increase in NIL over the past couple of
years and said "what gives?" and also wonder why the dupe rate of notable callsigns is rising? Now that I am starting to "try" and record contests, I
have discovered the answer.

People are pouncing on spots, calling you, and moving on. Except you
weren't the one spotted. They didn't check. Literally 24 of the 27 NILs I
had in CQWW SSB were this, while I was running. I could listen very
carefully to the noise floor plus before and after to be sure there was no one else trading Qs with me running that I couldn't hear. Only in one case did that sound possible. Plus there are usually a number of those in a row
when that is happening, and these are random through the weekend.

Get used to it getting worse as time goes on. Better work that DUPE. He
doesn't think he worked you.

73

Ed N1UR
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