Hi Contesters....I sent this CORRECTION out from AOL over 24 hours ago, but
apparently it is lost in AOL-land somewhere. Here it is again. If you got
it, sorry for the repost...it never got back to me!
de Doug KR2Q
<< Subj: CORRECTION: CQWWCC answers your questions #2
From: Doug KR2Q
To: cq-contest@contesting.com
There was a MAJOR error in the first post of this message...please read this
again and note the correction marked by the double stars (**). Sorry for the
inconvenience.
de Doug KR2Q
<< Subj: CQWWCC answers your questions #2
From: Doug KR2Q
To: cq-contest@contesting.com
Hi contesters....
After the recent post on the reflector, suggesting that readers check out
the 1997 CQWW RULES and the comment about DUPLICATE CONTACTS, I received this
memo which I felt had wide applicability. Here is the question and answer:
<< In a message dated 97-10-14 01:17:05 EDT, Dick, K6KR wrote:
< Good change, thanks for making it clear for those misguided souls that
feel
compelled to submit a "clean" log.
I do have one query: When operating multi-single I have found myself
infrequently in violation of the 10-minute rule. My practice was to
remove
the offending QSO(s) from the log and then submit a "check log" of those
removed QSOs. This was done primarily because I was lazy and wanted CT
to
score the log. Is that now prohibited as well?
>
Hi!
First, the CLEARLY MARK DUPLICATES is NOT a new rule! It has been there
since the inception of the contest, but not too many people read the fine
print! :-)
As for the 10 minute rule, you can continue to do as you have been doing
and that will be completely acceptable. As a possible alternative, and since
we now want your log in ASCII format-not a binary file, you **CAN** simply
EDIT those contacts yourself and leave them in the original IF YOU WANT TO.
If you do, just make a note (via the edit function) that "this qso doesn't
count" or "ignore this qso" or something like that, AND, be sure to mark the
qso points as ZERO and to correct your page and grand totals for points, and,
of course, recalculate the final score.
This is a GOOD question!
Good Luck in the contest!
de Doug KR2Q for the CQWW Contest Committee
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