They may be 0 QSO points, but likely are a multiplier for that caller. When I
need a zone mult from K/VE, I try to avoid bothering a station with a good run
going.
tnx
Mike / W5JR
Alpharetta GA
> On Dec 8, 2015, at 10:07 PM, <john@kk9a.com> <john@kk9a.com> wrote:
>
> I have done a lot of single band contesting so I have seen my fair share of
> dupes. Typically the rates are slower on the second day when many of the
> dupes appear. Many are just trying to help by giving out a contact. On the
> low bands in CQ WW contests I get called by hundreds of US stations. These
> are all zero point contacts but I work them and the dupes with a smile.
>
> John KK9A
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: VE2TZT [mailto:ve2tzt@arrl.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, December 08, 2015 20:37
> To: cq-contest@contesting.com; john@kk9a.com
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Is working the QSO B4 good on long term for us ?
>
> I am OK with that, in that case when you have a doubt or you take the
> contest seriously you just have to answer NO to my QSO B4 and I do work you
> without any question.
>
> But understand that on my side working 100 DUPES out of 1500 QSO starts to
> be problematic.
>
> I just have observed that among all the 60 QSO B4 that I have sent this WE
> none have said NO and most have answered SRI.
>
> It then looks like most of the guys are just working the contest casually,
> they might have just not pushed the space bar to check the dupe or just did
> not listen to my signal after having clicked on the spot. Then when they are
> receiving a QSO B4 they are not really surprised... In you case, while you
> are taking it seriously, if you receive a QSO B4 you know something was not
> OK with the previous QSO then you just have to insist to work this QSO by
> just answering NO.
>
> 73's
>
> Gilles VA2EW
>
>> On 08/12/2015 06:31, john@kk9a.com wrote:
>> That is unsportsmanlike conduct. Lets say we work early in the contest
>> and I log you incorrectly as VA2EA, Later I call VA2EW and you won't work
> me.
>> You get credit for the previous contact and I don't. It would have
>> been just as easy to give me a report the second time. QSO B4 is not
>> one of my macros.
>>
>> John KK9A
>>
>>
>> To: cq-contest@contesting.com
>> Subject: [CQ-Contest] Is working the QSO B4 good on long term for us
> ?
>> From: VE2TZT <ve2tzt@arrl.net>
>> Date: Mon, 07 Dec 2015 20:27:56 -0500
>> List-post:
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>>
>> It is after that bad experience that I have decided to systematically
>> refuse the QSO's B4.
>>
>> After all, if my callsign is busted in the other guy log, I do not
>> lose the points but he lose the points and if he answers ''NO'' when I
>> send QSO
>> B4 then I will work him without discussion.
>>
>> Interested by your opinion on that point.
>>
>> Gilles VA2EW
>>
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