I call the TU or e guys without knowing their call sign, donīt like to wait for another 10 or more qsos before they sign. 73 Peter --Original Message-- From: CQ-Contest [mailto:cq-contest-bounces@con
Yes, there are lots of things that "not ego-centered ops" can do to ease the life of other (less experienced) contesters... For instance, they may sign .../6 to make sure that others copy the "CA" co
So some ops are incapable of understanding propagation and likely callsigns and this is 6Y2T's fault? A quick perusal of the list of busts that Yuri provided seems to indicate ample evidence of Clue
That's why, IMHO, there SHOULD be a penalty when the other operator busts your call. 73, Scott K9MA -- Scott Ellington -- via iPad _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing l
But there IS a penalty. The QSO is being removed from the LOG of the station who copied either the call or the exchange wrong.. Not sure about the ARRL, but CQ also removes 3 times same QSO points as
After being off the air for many years, my first contest was in 2013. I was thrilled when I thought that i worked China BY2T during the event... I later found it that it was 6Y2T. I was glad to work
Be interesting to see how many of those ops submitted logs as unassisted. Barry W2UP So some ops are incapable of understanding propagation and likely callsigns and this is 6Y2T's fault? A quick peru
I've lost points when the other guy sent his own call incorrectly. I had a recording to prove it. Is that fair? Barry W2UP 73, Scott K9MA -- Scott Ellington -- via iPad On Jun 15, 2017, at 7:44 AM, N
In one ARRL contest, I don't remember which, I busted a call so I got penalized for that, as I should have. However, I busted it my by putting down another contest entrant's call, so I received anoth
Dale, you are so yesterday buddy. Its quite clear that more and more people can't hear you and can only see the bandspot and then guess the exchange. I find it occurring often on 160 and 10M - especi
Being unassisted is not the issue. Last year, a group of us operated as 6Y3T. I was sending a bit fast, and a friend (not using the cluster) *thought* he was working BY3T. When I worked him, I sent "
Exactly what about posts in this thread have anything to do with any government regulation? Do you mean rules established by contest administrators? If a station chooses to send his or her call at 50