Thanks, Yuri.
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Stan, K4SBZ
On Wed, Feb 19, 2025 at 6:21 PM Yuri Onipko <ve3dz@rigexpert.net> wrote:
> Stan,
> you might want to check your logging program and put a (extra) space
> between your (2) calls.
> Now it sounds like
> "K4SBZK4SBZ"
>
> Yuri VE3DZ
>
> > On 02/18/2025 10:20 AM EST Stanley Zawrotny <k4sbz.stan@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >
> > It’s been my experience that a high percentage of ops get my callsign
> wrong. This results in NILs in the final scoring. I now send it twice and
> this has improved the accuracy of my contacts. Which is worse for your log
> — a slightly longer call or a NIL in your log?
> >
> > Stan, K4SBZ
> >
> > "Real radio bounces off the sky."
> >
> > > On Feb 18, 2025, at 9:41 AM, Mike Smith VE9AA <ve9aa@nbnet.nb.ca>
> wrote:
> > >
> > > I've done the ARRL DX CW many times. (and do most of the majors;
> > > CQWW,WPX,WAE,RDX many many times)
> > >
> > > Is some institution in EU (or some popular EU logging software)
> instructing
> > > EU's to call you with their callsign twice?
> > > (or if I am running, they'll again put their callsign in their message
> when
> > > they come back to me yet one more time?
> > >
> > > I am hesitant to even complain (make note of is more like it) as they
> made
> > > up 86.6% of my log this weekend (TU EU!!) but this weekend more than
> ever
> > > before in my decades on the bands did I have (what seemed like) every
> 8th or
> > > 9th caller doing this at times(maybe more at times). I ran anywhere
> from
> > > 34wpm to 40wpm (mostly 38wpm) this weekend and especially on the high
> bands
> > > I was coming back to the loudest guy just as soon as they had sent
> their
> > > callsign ONCE. Occasionally when my rig was just going into TX, I'd
> catch
> > > part of a CW character telling me they had sent their call again. No
> > > response (I doubled with them)
> > >
> > > Thank goodness for the "=" key in N1MMLogger+ (repeats last message
> sent) I
> > > about wore it out.
> > >
> > > Thoughts?
> > >
> > > VE9AA “NB”
> > >
> > > Mike - Keswick Ridge, NB, Canada
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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