Hi Ken,
That doesn't work since WRTC stations were in I4 area so...
And , for casual operators, it's very simple : LOG WHAT YOU HEAR (a good start
is to listen...)
73, Dimitri F4DSK
Le 11 juil. 2023 à 18:09, à 18:09, ktfrog007--- via CQ-Contest
<cq-contest@contesting.com> a écrit:
>Non-standard two-digit I##x prefix calls starting with I4 were a poor
>choice. Lots of IARU participants are casual contesters and don't
>follow online discussions and info all the time. They have lives
>otherwise.
>Much better call blocks would have been I8#. Skipping I84 and I86.
>Let's hope the UK guys pay attention.
>
>73,Ken, AB1J
>On Tuesday, July 11, 2023 at 12:05:40 PM UTC, jpescatore--- via
>CQ-Contest <cq-contest@contesting.com> wrote:
>
>The format of the competitor calls was announced in advance, along with
>the call of the spotting station that would put out SSB spots. That
>didn't prevent oodles of busted spots since none of those A4#! format
>calls was in history files or Super Check Partial files - you weren't
>alone!
>The ARRL log checking stats should be fun to see...
>73 John K3TN
>Barry WA2VIU said:
>> ... Also, maybe I
>missed it but I was unprepared for double number calls, and copied I43C
>as
>IV3C. Was there a notice in advance of what format the contest team
>calls
>would be? Would be good to know for next time. I was operating
>unassisted
>and therefore did not look up any of the real-time spotting sites that
>would have told me this info during contest.
>
>
>
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