N5OT writes
> Here are a few examples:
>
> Let's say I switched bands on the radio but forgot to switch bands on the
> program. I think I owe it to everyone to go through and do all the
ensuing
> damage control.
This one might be legitimate, but why wait till afterward?? I do it when
it's still fresh in my head (after a break, or between the next band
change).
>
> Let's say I misspelled a guy's name - at the moment the rules don't say I
> can't go in and correct it later.
..... Or just look up the correct spelling on QRZ.com??? Log checking
software is pretty advanced. I might be wrong, but aren't some mistakes
errred on the side of "typos" anyway??? (depending on the contest)
>
> Let's say I put in a comment "This guy's a jerk; put him on the jerk
list" -
> I would want to double-check to make sure that was out prior to submitting
> the log (that comment would be for "internal use only," hi).
In my experience, the cabrillo log checking robots would not compute this in
a data field and they would send you a "danger Will Robinson" reply
immediately. You can then go and edit that line and resubmit. Gab/notes
don't go into the cabrillo log anyway they?
When the contest time is up, it's up. I press save and send it off.
Blake N4GI
>From Steve Baron - KB3MM" <SteveBaron@starlinx.com Fri Jun 7 01:54:49 2002
From: Steve Baron - KB3MM" <SteveBaron@starlinx.com (Steve Baron - KB3MM)
Subject: [CQ-Contest] New log deadline for ARRL contests?
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<059901c20d07$1e40f1a0$0100a8c0@TL01> <012201c20d8e$a6d9bd80$e12267cf@sfb>
<00d501c20d92$a95bfec0$0100a8c0@TL01>
Message-ID: <010d01c20dbf$501ba9a0$692267cf@sfb>
Just want to see the process speeded up.
I just did learn that some logging program actually puts comments in the log
? WOW ! Glad I don't use that one.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Beckwith" <swca@swbell.net>
To: <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2002 19:45
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] New log deadline for ARRL contests?
> KB3MM asked me:
>
> > The log is the log. What's to clean up ?
>
> Here are a few examples:
>
> Let's say I switched bands on the radio but forgot to switch bands on the
> program. I think I owe it to everyone to go through and do all the
ensuing
> damage control.
>
> Let's say I misspelled a guy's name - at the moment the rules don't say I
> can't go in and correct it later.
>
> Let's say I put in a comment "This guy's a jerk; put him on the jerk
list" -
> I would want to double-check to make sure that was out prior to submitting
> the log (that comment would be for "internal use only," hi).
>
> Sounds like you really want to talk about the topic of massaging or
> sanitizing which is beyond the scope of my first comment. There are
plenty
> of reasons an op would want to make his log presentable before pressing
> "send" which in many people's opinion fall short of "massaging" or
> "sanitizing" from a practical standpoint. Nobody's perfect.
>
> Mark, N5OT
>
>
>
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