> > But, technically, you have violated the rules of the contest---you
> > failed to copy accurately the message sent by the other station. And
> > if you do that, the contest checking software will penalize you.
>
> Technically you have not violated the rules. What I do in such a
> case is log W4/DX1DX so the score is properly calculated. Enter a
> note that says something like "call sent DX1DX". After all the POST
> stuff is done, I just change the call to DX1DX. Simple...it goes
> lots faster than the description.
>
> > Shouldn't contest rules require that a station call reflects its
> > country?
>
> The rules probably do require that, but the law doesn't. If they're
> casual participants, not sending in logs, penalizing them means
> squat. The bottom line is that you don't want your score reduced, so
> you take care of it on your end.
It probably doesn't matter. However, making it W4/DX1DX would make
the log checker's job easier.
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