I generally agree with the idea of not post-massaging when it's to find errors
not noted during the contest.
But if I'm in a spirited run, notice a typo and do a CTRL-N to leave myself a
note, my take is such a corrective note is fine to act upon after the contest.
My take is the note is part of the log and was recorded during the contest
period.
I do, however, think there's a massive gulf, ethically, between changing N44OGW
to N4OGW and going, "Hmm, I see I logged him as in MI. I should check qth.com
to make sure Tor's not in MS."
In the first instance, it's safe to say you got it right and merely typed it
wrong. In the second, S is far enough away from I it's safe to say you got it
wrong and deserve the bust.
If, in the days of paper logging, you felt fine with reviewing your log — which
you had to do anyway for the dupesheet — to see that squiggly tilde-like
scratch you wrote down looks more like an N or that "[" looks more like a C, or
that ")" looks like a 7, is there really a problem with doing the same in the
computer era? In both cases, are you not just clarifying what you intended to
log?
If it wasn't a penmanship contest then, why is it a typing contest now?
73, kelly, ve4xt
Sent from my iPhone
> On Nov 9, 2016, at 20:01, Bob Kupps via CQ-Contest
> <cq-contest@contesting.com> wrote:
>
> lol we send in our contest log without looking and to LOTW after the entry
> period ends. That's when I learned that I had forgotten to press 'enter' or
> something before moving to another band to work ZD8W and it got logged as a
> crossband QSO. And there will be other mistakes, especially with new ops, but
> accurate real-time logging is an integral part of the sport IMO too Art.73
> Bob HS0ZIA
>
> From: Art Boyars <artboyars@gmail.com>
> To: CQ-Contest Reflector <cq-contest@contesting.com>
> Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2016 3:59 AM
> Subject: [CQ-Contest] When it's over, it's over (again)
>
> We all agree that we're not allowed to manipulate the log after the
> Contest... "except for obvious typos," some say. I've always disagreed
> with that -- part of the job is to get the received info correctly into the
> log.
>
> Just to show that I actually hold by this, I just sent in my SS CW log. To
> relive the fun of the contest, I reviewed the Cabrillo log. (Oh, how I
> miss the info-laden paper logs, with each multiplier marked and with the
> scratch-out corrections as visual reminders of the details of each QSO.)
>
> In the Cabrillo log I noticed that one QSO with a QRP station shows
> received NR 3316. Well, sometimes I bang on the keyboard too hard and I
> get an accidental double character. "Obviously," that's a typo I could
> correct to NR 316. But I didn't. One busted QSO.
>
> In another QSO, I noticed that I logged N44LF. Gee, I don't remember
> working any N44's, but I do remember that N4LF was all over the place.
> "Obviously," another accidental double character from hitting the keyboard
> too hard. And I didn't correct this one, either. That's a busted QSO and
> a penalty for busted call sign.
>
> So, my score will suffer a little. Every year my bad typing costs me points
> (and this year I used a new keyboard with unfamiliar software -- double
> trouble). But I feel good about my attitude and my behavior.
>
> And I hope I'll act the same if I'm ever in first place (fat chance) by a
> couple of QSOs. Quoting my son, again: "If you don't use your conscience
> regularly, it won't work when you need it."
>
> Learning that, and applying it, is one of the values of contesting.
>
> 73, Art K3KU
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