Here's another example of how NIL happens.
I'm S&P in a contest where the exchange is already known, or can be done
from pre-fill.
W1XYZ: CQ TEST W1XYZ
ME: N6VH N6VH
W1XYZ: N6VH 599 [GIBBERISH]
ME: ? ?
W1XYZ: TU QRZ?
Since I didn't send my exchange, we did not have a valid QSO.
I go back to him and get B4.
I try calling him a few minutes later and get B4 again.
Since we didn't have a valid QSO, he is not in my log.
Incidentally, this actually happened in a recent contest.
73,
Jim N6VH
On 6/20/2013 6:55 AM, John GW4SKA wrote:
That's good advice and should be part of normal good operating. It doesn't
help when in run mode though. My CQ gets answered by W1XYZ, I send 'W1XYZ
599 001 001 ' and most times the response will be 'QSL 599 002 002 W1XYZ'. I
have no way of knowing if he has logged my call correctly. Do I then ask him
what call he has for me? No, he's already gone!
It's just another example of balancing accuracy and rate; they will never
both be optimum.
John GW4SKA
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From: "Derek Steele" <pixie@spiceisle.com>
Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2013 7:05 AM
To: "John GW4SKA" <ska@bartg.org.uk>
Subject: Re: [RTTY] 2013 Roundup Results
Just to add a little clarity to the NOT - IN - LOG problem. It does
help to not assume that the other station received your report
and wait for the QSL/TU message or a request for a retransmit
from the other station before moving on.
Derek - J35X
See response to N5UWY below..............
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That's just embarrassing. Lost a mult, even. Yeesh. Still get
wallpaper for 1st, SOLP, OK section. But, man.
************************* Not In Log *************************
21115 RY 2013-01-05 2300 N5UWY OK W7YES OR
7081 RY 2013-01-06 0104 N5UWY OK VE3KI ON
7084 RY 2013-01-06 0257 N5UWY OK AA2DT NY
7049 RY 2013-01-06 0721 N5UWY OK G6PZ 0950
14090 RY 2013-01-06 2312 N5UWY OK J35X 1041
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Peter Laws | N5UWY | plaws plaws net | Travel by Train!
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My response to Peter as follows.......
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Hello Peter,
Was reading your post and saw you mention the
not in log from me.
Curiosity got the better of me and I checked the MMTTY log
file from the contest. See for yourself what happened.
-------------------------------------------------------------------
.N4NIA QSL J35X CQ
<130106 23:11:49 RX>
W7/UYEQ89h
8X DWP
W7 YAQMU
N5UWY
<130106 23:12:05 TX>
.N5UWY 599 1041 1041
<130106 23:12:11 RX>
HJETXM/?SKX 5UXZQK
<130106 23:12:18 TX>
N5UWY
.QRM AGN PSE ??
<130106 23:12:24 RX>
L?h V
BX
<130106 23:12:31 TX>
N5UWY
.QRM AGN PSE ??
<130106 23:12:36 RX>
WZN5UWY DE K6Z
DK
<130106 23:12:43 TX>
.N5UWY 599 1041 1041 N5UWY
<130106 23:12:50 RX>
<130106 23:12:54 TX>
.N5UWY 599 1041 1041 N5UWY
<130106 23:13:01 RX>
<130106 23:13:05 TX>
.RU J35X J35X TEST
<130106 23:13:10 RX>
UQ
-----------------------------------------
Your report to me was lost in the QRM.
Could not log anything. Sri about that.
Derek - J35X
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From: "John GW4SKA" <ska@bartg.org.uk>
Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2013 4:05 AM
To: "Mark" <n2qt@yahoo.com>; <ed@w0yk.com>
Cc: "Don AA5AU" <aa5au@bellsouth.net>; "Jim W7RY" <w7ry@centurytel.net>;
<rtty@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [RTTY] 2013 Roundup Results
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark" <n2qt@yahoo.com>
I assume the NILs are pure errors on my part, wish I knew what I did as
they always seem
to be the majority of my errors. I don't track uniques as I typically
only have 1 or two,
which I guess is from being in a well represented state/section.
Mark. N2QT
That's the wrong assumption. NILs are most likely to be because someone
copied your call wrong in their log. Not much you can do about that
other than watch the screen and hope to see your call is correct at the
time of the QSO. Anything else takes too long and breaks the rhythm.
John GW4SKA
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