Then you get the harassing callers. I had one guy who must not have liked me
CQing, and he’d call me every 5 minutes or so, and then finally told me to shut
up and go way
—
Charlie
73 de KG2V
Http://www.thegallos.com
> On Jan 7, 2020, at 1:24 PM, Dave Edmonds <dave@pkministrywebs.com> wrote:
>
> Perfect Stan!
>
> Dave AFP
>
>
>
>> On Tue, Jan 7, 2020 at 11:07 AM Stanley Zawrotny <k4sbz.stan@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> People need to update their mindset about dupes. The do NOT give you a
>> penalty. Also, do not remove dupes from your log.....several contests now
>> state that.
>>
>> Consider....You work Someone, but he logs you wrong or just forgets to log
>> you. He then calls you again an hour later. If you tell him it’s a dupe,
>> 1. You break your rhythm
>> 2. You don’t get credit for him
>> 3. You DO get a NIL for your entry and ARE penalized for your NIL
>>
>> However, if you do log him again
>> 1. You both get credit for the second QSO. (That’s why you shouldn’t
>> remove what you think is a dupe from your log.
>> 2. Most contests ignore dupes.
>> 3. Most contests will “almost-match” with callsigns that are close. They
>> won’t give you credit, but they also don’t penalize you with a NIL.
>>
>> I have had people tell me that their logger won’t allow dupes. Bull! Most
>> loggers have settings to allow dupes. Do everyone a favor and correct your
>> settings before the next contest.
>>
>> Contest ebulliently!
>>
>> Stan, K4SBZ
>>
>> "Real radio bounces off the sky."
>>
>>>> On Jan 7, 2020, at 9:30 AM, Joe <nss@mwt.net> wrote:
>>>
>>> In the back of my mind I remember the penalty was severe also for
>> working a dupe.
>>>
>>> I don't know if it was true or not, it is 40+ years ago after-all, But I
>> remember of course you lost the credit of the dupe contact, but I also
>> remember you were penalized by they removed the QSO before and after the
>> dupe!
>>>
>>> So you lost the dupe points and even possibly two more contacts that
>> even could have been mults even!
>>>
>>> Joe WB9SBD
>>> Sig
>>> The Original Rolling Ball Clock
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>>> http://www.idle-tyme.com
>>>> On 1/6/2020 11:14 PM, Edward Sawyer wrote:
>>>> The "no dupes" came from the fact that it was very difficult to weed
>> the dupes out of the logs back before computerized logging. So "loading up
>> on dupes" was a way of "padding the log" and was penalized early on in the
>> score keeping. Today the reverse is true.
>>>>
>>>> The days of sending with one hand and paper logging and dupe sheeting
>> with the other are long gone too.
>>>>
>>>> Ed N1UR
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: CQ-Contest [mailto:cq-contest-bounces+edwards=
>> sbelectronics.com@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Jeff Blaine
>>>> Sent: Monday, January 6, 2020 9:55 PM
>>>> To: cq-contest@contesting.com
>>>> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] The legacy of not working dupes
>>>>
>>>> It was pretty funny Mike. But unfortunately in a "watch me shoot my
>>>> foot" sort of way. I got into contesting way too late and missed
>>>> whatever it was that drove the no-dupes obsession back in the day. Must
>>>> have had something to do with paper logging or labor or something like
>>>> that. I'm sure there was a good reason the practice got started.
>>>> Clearly that original momentum has plenty of legs even now when it seems
>>>> the no-dupe thing is actually bad for biz.
>>>>
>>>> 73/jeff/ac0c
>>>> alpha-charlie-zero-charlie
>>>> www.ac0c.com
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> On 1/6/20 6:17 PM, Mike Smith VE9AA wrote:
>>>>> Jeff,
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Like you, I always work dupes. I work very little RTTY, but in the
>> bigger
>>>>> CW contests, there always seem to be a very small # of EU's that will
>> work
>>>>> me 2, 3 or even 7 times. I can only surmise they trawl up and down the
>>>>> bottom end of 20m working the stronger NA stations to 'help them out'
>> in the
>>>>> contest and are probably are not using a logging program. I had to
>> tell one
>>>>> guy one time after the 5th or 6th QSO in an hour or so "No more!"
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I loved the "don't think so" you got. I found that very funny (and
>> very sad
>>>>> at the same time) (if that makes sense.)
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> That'd be a new one on me. Mike VE9AA
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> "..I was S&P and called a guy that had apparently worked me - but was
>> not in
>>>>> my log. I got the "BEFORE" reply which I get a few times each contest
>> and
>>>>> for that case, I have a short macro that says "NIL - plz work again".
>> And
>>>>> to my complete amazement the guy sent a reply - apparently typed by
>> hand as
>>>>> the pace was a bit slower than normal macro exchange speed - "dont
>> think
>>>>> so." Wow, never had someone tell me that. So the net result of
>> this is
>>>>> he lost a point because he's not in my log and that will pop in the
>> cross
>>>>> check. And we must have wasted a minute or two doing the dance. Good
>> move
>>>>> all around, OM! .."
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> alpha-charlie-zero-charlie
>>>>>
>>>>> www.ac0c.com
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Mike, Coreen & Corey
>>>>>
>>>>> Keswick Ridge, NB
>>>>>
>>>>>
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