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Re: [CQ-Contest] BOGUS QSO RATES!

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Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] BOGUS QSO RATES!
From: Zack Widup <w9sz.zack@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 7 Nov 2011 13:40:58 -0600
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I had a limited amount of time for this one so I only made 163 QSO's but of
those, every station I worked sent his callsign in the exchange at the
proper point.

I followed the same routine throughout: (Call of station worked) TU (serial
#) (prec) (MY CALL) (ck) (sec)

I did hear one station throw in his call on a frequency right between two
other stations. His timing was perfect - both had just ended CQ's and both
responded to him. Both finished their exchanges at the same time. He sent
"TU" and then sent his exchange. He didn't send the callsign of the station
he was trying to work. Both stations acknowledged him. I imagine both
logged him. I have no idea who he thought he worked.

73, Zack W9SZ


On Mon, Nov 7, 2011 at 10:58 AM, W0MU Mike Fatchett <w0mu@w0mu.com> wrote:

> The contest organizers could change their rules to state that both calls
> must be sent in the exchange.
>
> W0MU 599 08 J6M
>
> Signing your call after every contact has to reduce your dupe rate and
> might actually add to your totals as many just pass by stations that
> don't sign their calls.
>
> Not everyone uses packet
>
> Mike W0MU
>
> J6M CQ WW DX CW Contest 2011
> J6/W0MU November 21 - December 1 2011
> W0MU-1 CC Cluster w0mu.net
>
>
> On 11/7/2011 9:37 AM, Richard DiDonna NN3W wrote:
> > This is a matter of rules intepretation of both contest rules and rules
> > promulgated by the respective licensing authorities.  You could read the
> FCC
> > regs to require a callsign be given after each and every QSO or you could
> > read the regs to require a callsign every ten minutes.
> >
> > To my knowledge, the FCC has not cited any contest station (under its
> > jurisdiction) for violating the FCC callsign identification provisions.
> >
> > 73 Rich NN3W
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Craig Maxey"<ah8dx@msn.com>
> > To:<cq-contest@contesting.com>
> > Sent: Sunday, November 06, 2011 1:15 PM
> > Subject: [CQ-Contest] BOGUS QSO RATES!
> >
> >
> >> Timo,
> >>
> >> I respect your list and every operator that has operated a contest but
> >> unfortunately this QSO RATE LIST is "BOGUS".
> >>
> >> In order to make each and every qso valid, you must identify your call
> >> sign. That is somewhere in your transmission while qso'ing with the
> other
> >> station. If you do not identify yourself properly with the call sign you
> >> are using, the qso in "INVALID".
> >>
> >> There is nothing worse during a contest than to come on a frequency and
> >> have an op running them at a high rate of speed only to give his call
> sign
> >> after he has worked 20 guys or so.
> >>
> >> I have made it a practice to identify with my call sign each and every
> >> time. You can record me running them in a contest to verify.
> >>
> >> The problem starts with the committtee; I guess since they don't do
> >> anything about it, it is ok.
> >>
> >> I find it interesting that the committee speaks about cheating but
> >> overlooks this basic cheating practice.
> >>
> >> www.ah8dx.wordpress.com
> >>
> >> I encourage operators in future contests to operate the correct way and
> >> uphold the ham operating standards on the band in order to keep the
> bands
> >> civilized. No wonder we hear so much crap on the air with guys operating
> >> however they wish.
> >>
> >> 73,
> >>
> >> Craig, AH8DX&  8R1EA
> >>
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