>This is probably a correct statement. There should be some penalty
>to discourage guessing. What I mean is that you should lose something
>if you guessed wrong. The point is to provide incentive to either
>get the call right - or don't log it. If there was no penalty, then
>you should just log anything and the worst that will happen is that
>it won't count.
Correct. I think people's desire to have high QSO rates overshadows the
desire to have accurate QSOs. If I have to listen for a guys call 4 or 5
times or more, I will. To me, it is worth it. If I don't have a
positive sense that I got the call OR exchange correct, it doesn't go in
the log. PERIOD.
73,
Jon
KE9NA
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The Second Amendment is NOT about duck hunting!
Jon Ogden
jono@enteract.com
www.qsl.net/ke9na
"A life lived in fear is a life half lived."
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