Exactly. And if I may add another that I have used from Ascension from
time-to-time:
World Scouting Jamboree On The Air appears to occur annually the weekend
just before CQ WW SSB, and many very nice mults can be found, with their
scouts in the shack. Ones that come to mind for me in the past are A9 and
ZD7. Being the designated "consummate ambassador of contesting" that I am
(according to K1AR: don't blame me!), I've naturally felt compelled to talk
with these young scouts, for seemingly hours on end, all about Ascension
Island's fabled history, etc. Their station host seems to pleased with what
I've done, so I tell "host" about the WW SSB contest next weekend, and
wouldn't it be nice if they got on, and please find/work me and any other
contesters with which they be so inclined. I've been amazed how many have
reciprocated over the years, and I have a 'feel good' about speaking with
young scout after young scout. Now HOW MANY of these gentlemen work only
me? I have no idea. Would this qualify as one of the N6AA dreaded
'friends working friends'? I hope not. If I'm the ONLY guy in the contest
that my neighbor ZD7AA works, should I unfairly lose this QSO because it's a
unique? I don't think so.
The hard working log checkers really put in the effort, and have made these
contests far more meaningful than they ever were. They will acknowledge,
however, that their methodology (mostly computer driven) is NOT perfect.
They also acknowledge that some QSO's (really painful if they're multipliers
too) may get 'dumped' in error.
But that's the way it goes, gang.
Jim Neiger N6TJ
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From: cq-contest-bounces@contesting.com
[mailto:cq-contest-bounces@contesting.com]On Behalf Of k1ttt@arrl.net
Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2003 8:57 AM
To: CQ-Contest@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] unique contacts and logging errors
There are lots of things that can get m/m's and others unique calls...
1. checking into the ve1/2/3 sunday morning nets during cqww ssb on 75m
2. calling cq on a relatively dead band and chatting with that guy who asks
what contest is running this weekend
3. finding that south american multiplier ragchewing with his buddy and then
chatting with him for a while to find out how much power he is running.
4. running 10m single band at the bottom of the sunspot cycle, i have a
certificate for winning wma section in arrl dx where i only made 2 contacts
in
one country.
5. check into local vhf or traffic nets the week before major contests to
explain rules and invite visitors... then having locals with no 160m antenna
load up their bedsprings during cq-160 to make some contacts, and you are
the
only one who can hear them. if i make a half dozen contacts in a uhf
contest
its a lot for me... that may be all the stations i hear in a weekend on 70cm
here, yes it does help to reciprocate and then ask them to contact you in ss
or other domestic contests.
6. begging... its amazing how many calls you can get sunday afternoon who
ask
what the exchange is and if they have to send in a log for you to get credit
for the contact.
7. mobile stations, how often have you been called by someone mobile who
said
they heard you while on the way to the store and thought they would give you
a
contact.
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