Goin' after one of those "NEW" awards, eh? ... "Worked All OOs" ?? "5
Band OO" ??
Arrgh, I hate when that happens! I've done it too!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ned Swartz, K1GU" <k1sop@arrl.net>
To: <writelog@contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2000 20:15 PM
Subject: [WriteLog] Cabrillo, 2 more cents
>
> I know the answer to this from a previous thread, I just don't think it
> is fair to the DX.
>
> I'm pointing and shooting spots in the SSB contest and I work
> XX2XX. A couple of QSOs later I notice that XX2XX is in the log on
> 14.147. Close, but clearly out of the US subband. (Hey, it
> happens.) So I mark the QSO with an X.
>
> When I create the Cabrillo file to send my log in, I see that the
> XX2XX QSO which I X'd is not included at all. Maybe XX2XX will
> realize that I was out of my band and will delete me from his log
> (unlikely). More likely, he will get hit with a penalty for NIL. T'aint
> fair!
>
> Now please, don't anyone tell me that the log checkers do not look at
> frequency. If you realize a mistake, the only correct thing to do is
> to not claim credit.
>
> Ned, K1GU
>
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