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 cor
Good for you Art ! I am in the "obvious typos camp"...I either correct it on the fly or during pauses while CQing, or in rare exceptions at the very end of the contest make the 2 or 3 corrections wit
I had to X out my contact with ZL7G as I gave him a 599 and got a 599 but I didn't want to write it down to lose it so it went in the log with bogus received info...mine. Sadly my ears are not very g
Author: Bob Kupps via CQ-Contest <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2016 02:01:42 +0000 (UTC)
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
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 tak
If YOU type "4" but your COMPUTER inserts "44", I'd feel comfortable correcting it. -- 73, de Hans, K0HB "Just a boy and his radio" -- Sea stories at --> http://K0HB.wordpress.com Superstition trails
I agree with Kelly. I would have no problem fixing a typo like N44ogw. Looking at other information like ck or section and changing that would cross my line as well. W0MU But if I'm in a spirited run
At the risk of setting off a "plastic owl pointing true north by remote control" thread... Why is it that we have contests at all? It is to practice our ability to communicate and to reward effectiv
Heres another question for the masses: I work WQ5L and log Ray as having a (fictitious, just guessing) check of 72, and later hear him giving out 73, is it OK to change? If I dont completely copy his
I think of it this way... Go back circa 30-35 or more years, back in the dark ages before personal computers (or anything close to them) as we now know them were readily affordable and/or available.
Right. Within my circle of contesters, it is considered good practice to fix typing mistakes (like "o" instead of zero), but not to correct mis-copied parts of the exchange (like wrong precedence, ch
Hi Jim. So, if you (or your circle of contesters) work WWxWWW with precedence "A" and then heard him later and realized it's "U", but not "A", you never go back and correct it to "U"? How is it diffe
Author: brian coyne via CQ-Contest <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2016 19:58:28 +0000 (UTC)
A great explanation of how we should consider this issue Ron. My conscience has no qualms about fixing obvious typo's as I happen to be one of the worst typists imaginable. I check the log only for c
I worked VE4EA early in the contest, and he and Kelly were just getting set to go. I was worked on their second VFO, and the S&P memory was set with A for the prec. VE4EA called me later -- I said he
Buffering, my boy, buffering! The online gamers don't seem to have too many problems. Yeah, there are outages and they shriek in fury. Our game would go on apace (except for maybe no spots) but there
As great as that sounds, that will be a long time coming I expect and hope, considering how often my internet goes down... 73 jeff wk6i -- Jeff Stai ~ wk6i.jeff@gmail.com Twisted Oak Winery ~ http://
All very doable, with current logging software. Just not enough time to do everything.... 73, Gerry W1VE _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.
Wait are you telling me the log checking software won't accept HCTZ? AH CRAP! 73, MSW _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://lists.co
Ward, Very interesting. But this approach begs the question: If prescription finally got wrong (name of the medicine or dosage) who's fault is it? Transmitter or receiver? Should not both sides be pe
I believe the intent is to get the exchange correct during the contest period. If you blow the check or missed a number and waiting for him/her to send it again. I have no problem with that. I do tha