they aren't - I did the same as you and they QSL'd both contacts - jeff wk6i
At 09:09 PM 7/17/01, Alan C. Zack wrote:
>I hope they are not holding it against people who appear to have made
>insurance contacts. I managed to work them prior to the CQWWDX Contest, then
>on my entering the contest I heard them calling CQ Contest and worked them
>again on a couple of bands for the contest mults and points, so I had other
>motives other than an insurance contact.
>
>Shelby Summerville wrote:
>>
>> Received today! :) #319 mixed....#212 RTTY
>> I don't make it a habit of working "insurance" contacts, instead relying
>> that if/when I hear/see my call, it will be in the log, All contacts with
>> K5K were confirmed except 80 CW. What an
>> "empty feeling" to receive "NOT IN LOG" for that one! Judging from the time
>> I "thought" that I worked them, I would still have had plenty to try again.
>> Life goes on...and just grateful to all of those that made even one contact
>> with K5K possible.
jeff stai
radio stuff: WK6I in DM13
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