Your answer is in your subject line. The ethical thing to do is submit as
logged and live with the results, whatever they may be.Happy contesting!
73, Sandy Farley N7RQ
On Friday, December 12, 2025 at 09:29:09 AM MST, Art Boyars
<artboyars@gmail.com> wrote:
ARRL 160M 'Test. I call CQ and get multiple callers (Saturday night fresh
meat). I dig out "K3", and I send "K3". A K3 and some 9-land call answer.
I dig out "K3E", and I send "K3E?". A K3 and a 9-lander answer.
I dig out "K3EH" (I think; close enough -- if I'm wrong, he can fix it),
and I send him a report.
The calling station sends me "5NN IL" and does not correct the K3EH call
sign.
Illinois? No problem; lots of people in non-natural QTHs these days. I
log it, and do a quick "ready for the next caller", hoping the 9-land
caller is still there.
Instead, K3ES calls in. "5NN WPA".
Hmmm. So, who gave me 5NN IL??
QRZ.com shows K3EH in Florida. K3EH has no scores posted on 3830scores.com.
I think it was that over-persistent 9-land call. If I leave it in my log,
I'll get dinged for a busted callsign. So I change it to X-QSO.
But wait a minute. I'll lose the QSO -- and it's his fault -- but the
9-lander call might still get credit for it, which I believe he does
not deserve. (Some say the log checking software might not credit him.)
I still have time to delete the QSO from my log and to resubmit.
What do you think I should do? I do not promise to accept your advice.
73, Art K3KU
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