A number of local contests here in VK/ZL have taken the view that reports are irrelevant and we should just send serial numbers. I recently received a request to upload a local contest log to LOTW as
I think the ARRL is making provisions for situations where a signal report is not exchanged, but a QSO is made. For example, in the North American QSO party, the contest exchange is name and state/pr
"While we're on QSO credit, contests and DXCC, has anybody proposed to the League to give DXCC credit to QSOs based upon contest logs??? With log checking software, the contest log checking software
No, of course not. ARRL has not required signal reports for DXCC confirmations for as long as I can remember. They used to do that -- for their own contests, at least. In fact, I was surprised to lea
Now there's some irony for you. Contest logs (at least for ARRL contests) were acceptable for DXCC credit way back in the "golden age" (1945 - mid '60's), a practice I understand was discontinued som