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

[CEPitts <cpitts@ec.rr.com>]

Hi John I received the same. I did not play in this one with any serious 
effort due to other commitments. I had planned and participated based on 
time and issues to use it as a chance to possibly use it as a "DX" 
opportunity band countries/mode as needed or wanted.
Made a little over 30 qso's total the entire weekend on a non-contest 
logging program just to add to a general logging program for my "DX" 
pursuits and upload to LOTW.
No submission as I wanted to this be just for my own use, pleasure, 
pursuits. No big deal as a real contest effort for this one.
I suspect that based on past participation in this and other tests the 
sponsor has mine, yours, and others in the database and we get those 
emails. Your situation is a little different than mine but sure we re 
not alone in the email/log requests if they haven't see anything.
For my very insignificant operating that weekend in the sense of 
"contesting" for this one I choose not to upload. Of course my efforts 
go to LOTW and I leave it at that.
73! all, Ed K5OF NC, FM14rs

On 4/6/2024 10:10 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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