In CT, if you put in "BK" for his report it will still score him properly.
(Delimma solved!) Many casual contesters may not know the proper exchange, but
I'm sure we can count them if we get all the information. After all, how much
time was he saving by sending "BK" ??? (Not really cheating, I think.)
Chuck, KZ5MM
Hill, Russell C. wrote:
> Greetings, All:
> In the CQ 160M contest this weekend there is a Carribean station which is
> giving 599 BK as his exchange. The required exchange is supposed to be
> signal report, state/province/dxcc country. Am I being
> obsessive-compulsive if I decline to count it as a good QSO for the contest
> since he is not giving the required report? If the dx country is obvious
> from his call, then I guess he should not have to give the required contest
> exchange? But by not giving the required exchange, he is saving maybe a
> second per Q and gaining an cumulative advantage over the dx stations which
> are giving the full exchange.
> Or should I be a good ole boy and put him in the log, figuring the country
> is obvious and he is maybe not really cheating?
> Obsessive-compulsive, or, good ole boy?
> Whadda ya think?
> If I receive a significant number of replies, I will total and report on
> the reflector.
> 73,
> Rusty
> NA5TR
>
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