I had trouble copying a certain guy's call in SS CW. I was befuddled by sleep
deprivation, and I can't even remember if I was CQing or S&P. I do remember
that I knew I had typed in the wrong call, and that I intended to go back and
fix it. (I still find "logging behind" a lot harder with the computer than I
did with paper logs. But I'm improving.) I few QSOs later I realized that I
had not yet corrected the log, and I could not remember the correct call sign!!
I scribbled a guess on a scrap of paper, but I really did not know what was
correct. (After the 'Test I easily found the correct call in ARRL's "Logs
Received", but there is no way I would use that info to create a valid QSO.)
During the 'Test I decided that I should not claim credit for the QSO. I could
not just delete it; that would give the other guy a NIL. I figured out that I
could just change the call to the correct one, and change some of the other
report data to incorrect. That way I would lose the one QSO, but not get a
penalty for busted call, and the other guy would properly get credit for the
QSO.
But the more I thought, the more I got to the ethical question: Did I bust the
call, and should I accept the penalty?
What do you think?
73, Art K3KU
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