Martin...
Are you saying that if you work someone, and you don't feel that their audio
is up to snuff, you log them as a NIL and not QSL them?
That's pretty cold-blooded.
You could do them a favor and TELL them on the return card that you noted
they have a problem. They might not have been aware of the problem.
But I can just imagine some poor schnook, thrilled to work their first VK,
who gets an unwelcome shock when you refuse to QSL them AFTER making a valid
contact.
Worse, I think you'd be risking a DQ in some contests by not logging valid
contacts.
It's your choice to work who you want. But if you choose to work them, you
should follow through by logging them -- warts and all.
-----Original Message-----
From: tentec-bounces@contesting.com
[mailto:tentec-bounces@contesting.com]On Behalf Of Martin Luther
Sent: Saturday, December 23, 2006 5:00 AM
To: 'Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment'
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Working DX
I have monitored these lists for a coupla of years. I have an Orion 1
and now 2 as well.
I cannot resist a short comment on calling DX with "processed" signals.
I get my share of piles especially in contests where they can be 20 or
30 deep after I'm put on packet.
I always work the cleanest clearest signal first. They usually have less
lows and more highs in their audio but they are clean. That is why
sometimes a QRP signal gets through before the KW.
If someone is badly distorted and therefore stops me hearing the rest of
the signals I will work them to get rid of them but the log has a nil
mark so that they do not get a QSL card. In a contest if they are not a
new mult I may not even log them at all.
Simply the cleanest clearest signal gets through first - not just from
operator choice but because they come through the pile best.
73
Martin VK7GN
P.S. HiFi audio is not good for cracking a pile up - too much power
wasted in the lows where there is no intelligibility.
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