Gee whiz.  I hate rumors.
First, the only people with a U rate of 50% are people who make 2 QSOs and get 
one wrong.
Most U rates are very small (the vast majority are under 0.5%).  Yes, that is 
one half of 1%.
Please remember that Uniques which are cross-checked to the "valid" QSO become 
B or F calls.
Here are the results from a recent contest.  Column on the left is Unique 
"category."  That is
0.5% is for all entrants with 0.0% uniques to 0.5% uniques.  1.0% is for 
entrants with more 
than 0.5% up to an including 1.0% uniques.
The number "to the right" is the number of calls fitting into that category.
I have not eliminated any U% category which did not have at least 1 "member."  
I have
limited this to only entrants with at least 300 QSOs, although it doesn't 
change much when
everybody is included.
I hope this puts a damper on all of the wild speculation.
I sure hope this "displays" OK enough to read.
% Uniq  AB_H_A
0.5%     734
1.0%    40
1.5%    8
2.0%    1
2.5%    1
3.0%     1
4.0%    
        
% Uniq   AB_H_U
0.5%     444
1.0%     27
1.5%     4
2.0%     2
2.5%     3
3.0%    
4.0%     2
        
% Uniq   AB_L_A
0.5%     462
1.0%     17
1.5%     3
2.0%    
2.5%    
3.0%    
4.0%    
        
% Uniq   AB_L_U
0.5%     704
1.0%     33
1.5%     7
2.0%     2
2.5%    
3.0%    
4.0%    
        
% Uniq   AB_Q_A
0.5%     31
1.0%    
1.5%    
2.0%    
2.5%    
3.0%    
4.0%    
        
% Uniq   AB_Q_U
0.5%     68
1.0%     2
1.5%     1
2.0%    
2.5%    
3.0%    
4.0%    
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