I would think that that would be wrong, asking something that is a
required part of the contest exchange after the contest is over...
If you need to ask their call sign or grid square later.. It is obvious
you did not make a creditable contest contact in the first place and it
should not be in your log......
> To: VHF Contest Reflector
> Subject: [VHFcontesting] Post-Contest Grid Square Queries
>
>
>> I was also called on the carpet by a HF contester for attempting to
>> cheat by soliciting log correction info
>> :)
>> [snip]
>>
>> Keith ('Jay') W9RM
>>
>
> It wasn't me that gave RM a hard time, but I gotta admit that I almost
> missed the part about "I'm not submitting a log" and was reaching for the
> Reply button :-) Once I saw that qualification, I relaxed. "Step away from
> the keyboard, sir..."
>
> Hey - it *IS* wrong to ask for QTH information after the contest! Either
> you got it right during the contest or you didn't...but that's not the case
> here.
>
>
>> But, it does make me all warm
>> inside knowing there are those who are ever vigilant in holding up the
>> high standards of our contest logs and awards ! [/sarcasm]
>>
>
> Be sarcastic (I realize that's probably a humorous aside), but what we
> should be able to count on in all walks of Amateur Radio is peer pressure
> and self-policing. Did you see the PGA's video on golf and ethics during
> the US Open this weekend? Yeah, the sandpaper of enlightenment is often
> applied roughly - and even inappropriately on occasion - but its absence is
> worse.
>
> 73, Ward N0AX (who does make VHF+ QSOs on occasion, but has been far too
> busy lately to make a credible effort)
>
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