I guess I could get stressed about the loss of some score due to this, but
it’s going to happen some and I just don’t get too worried about it.
We made our first excursion in a new rover in the January contest and I
know there were multiple instances where either we crossed a grid and
forgot to update the logger (yes, I know it can be automatic, but we didn’t
have that in place) or just as common Ops that misstate the grid because
they get confused as we cross multiple grids. For the next contest I’m
going to have a small display at each position that says what the grid is,
but it’s still possible to quote one grid verbally and then cross a grid
and log the contact with the other grid. Obviously, paying closer attention
is important, but mistakes will happen.
Having said all that, if I had a record-breaking score and the LC
corrections dropped it below the record, I’d probably be pissed.
Steve, N5AC
On Thu, Mar 19, 2026 at 12:31 Mike Smith VE9AA <ve9aa@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote:
> I know of at least one contest sponsor who doesn't really check the logs at
> all, so whatever you see on 3830scores.com or the online scoreboard ARE
> the
> final scores. When you give that a little thought, it's really not any
> better (I would argue worse) than being marked a little hard.
>
>
>
> My LCR's tend to be just slightly better than average. Every one I've ever
> crosschecked (most have been from the CQWW contests) has some Q's NIL or a
> busted exchange where I "knew" for certain the QSO had taken place. In one
> case, months after the contest, I got out the audio recording from ZF2AA
> and
> verified I had made no mistake on a certain QSO. I happened to remember it
> (unusual call for the Zone given), but the guy submitted his log, he put
> something different in his logging software for a CQ Zone than he was
> giving
> out on the air.(maybe he figured it out mid contest for all I know)
>
> Other QSO's (their end) never got logged for one reason or another. It
> happens.
>
>
>
> All this suffice to say there are a multitude of reasons why a presumably
> good QSO can be marked against us.
>
>
>
> Keep it in the 2-8% error range and you'll be happy.
>
>
>
> Nobody is perfect.
>
>
>
> Mike VE9AA/ZF2AA and a few other calls.
>
> p.s.- I don't play on the FT modes, but a previous poster's (Tor/N4OGW's)
> explanation sounds spot on.
>
>
>
> Mike - Keswick Ridge, NB, Canada
>
>
>
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