Busted call on the packet network most likely. People pick them off the
cluster and enter it into the log without verifying the call is correct.
W1NR
On 01/27/2017 11:09 AM, Huff David J wrote:
> Is anyone else seeing a number of "busted" QSLs coming to them?
>
> I just got my yearly mailing from the incoming Zero QSL bureau, and it
> contained more cards from overseas that I never made contact with. Keep in
> mind these are people who sent cards from Europe, South America, and
> elsewhere around the globe all the way to me, even though I did not contact
> them. Almost all of these were CW, and when checking with my logs I am
> certain I never made contact with them. Some of these were occurring when
> all my radio gear was packed away in boxes, and others are just so rare, I
> would have remembered them. I spend most of my time on digital or SSB, not
> CW. I Also did a download on LOTW and I am starting to see the same thing,
> bad CW QSOs filling my log. I am told this is common, but I am wondering if
> there is something I should do.
>
> So is this A)Bad fists on CW, B)Bad logging or typos, C)people using my call
> sign for log padding, D)Super Check Partial fill errors. One contester I
> asked indicated super check can sometimes fill in bad calls, especially if
> you have a short call sign. I have also seen bad calls due to O versus 0,
> and I versus 1. Do I just have a call sign that is prone to people getting
> wrong on CW?
>
> I have been advised to throw the cards away, but I do feel bad, considering
> the cost of postage around the globe. Even if these came in via the bureau,
> the cost of the overseas transfer is not cheap.
>
> David J. Huff
> W0IM
>
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