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Re: [CQ-Contest] Do not rely on spots for copying callsigns

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Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Do not rely on spots for copying callsigns
From: Mike Fatchett W0MU <w0mu@w0mu.com>
Date: Sat, 6 Apr 2024 22:57:03 -0600
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There were lots of busted spots in the WPX.  I wonder is the busted spots is more on SSB or RBN?  V26K and J62K were on.  I saw a lot of spots for both calls on the same freq.

W0MU

On 4/6/2024 8:10 PM, john@kk9a.com wrote:
On Thursday I received an email from the WPX committee encouraging me to submit my log 
from the 2024 WPX phone contest.  Apparently based on other submitted logs they know 
which stations were active and encourage them to submit a log for log checking or just 
as a friendly reminder.  This reminder was for the P40A callsign which I use in Aruba 
however I did not participate at all in this year’s contest from anywhere. My 
good friend P43A was very active on 15m and he was apparently mis-spotted once.  I am 
certain that Jean-Pierre correctly said his callsign but some stations just logged 
what was spotted.  I am not sure how many stations logged his callsign incorrectly but 
it was enough for the committee to send me the notice below:  This is just a reminder 
to not rely on spots for callsign data as they are sometimes not accurate!

John KK9A – P40A etc

From: CQ WPX Contest
Sent: Thursday, April 4, 2024 5:41 PM
To: john@p40a.com
Subject: 2024 CQ WPX SSB - Please Send Your Log Reminder for: P40A

Hello P40A,

Your callsign shows up in logs we received for the 2024 CQ WPX SSB Contest.

Your contest log is important to us.

The information from the SSB QSOs you made on March 30-31, 2024, can help us 
improve our log checking processes.

PREFERRED METHOD: The preferred method of submitting the log is using the web 
upload option which will check for possible errors or inconsistencies. Logs in 
Cabrillo format can be uploaded, checked, and

Thank you for being part of the 2024 CQ WPX SSB Contest.

73,

The CQ WPX Contest Committee

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