50 dupes? I'd love that! I had over ONE HUNDRED dupes in my log.
73 Rich NN3W
----- Original Message -----
From: <W8FJ@aol.com>
To: <CQ-Contest@contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, February 23, 2009 1:45 PM
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] No US DX Only - ARRL DX
> As an operator from the Mult-Op station, N3RS, I can tell you that we are
> plagued with zero-point QSOs as well as Dupe QSOs. We hate them, but we
> have
> found that the easiest and quickest way to deal with them is to just work
> them
> quickly and get them out of the way. I was the 40M op and there were
> about
> 20 zero pointers and 50 dupes in my 1650 QSOs. There was even one duped
> zero
> pointer (go figure?).
>
> John, W8FJ...
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> In a message dated 2/23/2009 1:02:26 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, b
> mwdink@eskimo.com writes:
>
>
> <snip>
>>Now, consider the amateur in a more difficult to work state or province,
>>who has spent considerable time and effort, not to mention money, and is
>>trying to win the contest but must work hundreds of 0 point stations
>>whom may be covering up weaker DX stations calling, one that count for
>>valuable points and multipliers.
> <snip>
>
> Actually, this happened twice to me this weekend alone and we
> aren't rare. Twice I had stateside 0 pointers call in at the
> same time as DX called in. Once, the guy was very insistant
> that he get worked first (maybe he didn't hear the DX - I'll
> give him the benefit of the doubt). I worked and logged them
> all but this could be an issue for Big Guns.
>
> 73
> dink, n7wa
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