Why are we getting into ethical debates? Everyone has a different set
of morals and ethics. Ethics in contesting is being used to attempt to
define or delineate rules that are vague or could be read many different
ways.
Mike W0MU
J6/W0MU November 21 - December 1 2011 CQ WW DX CW
W0MU-1 CC Cluster w0mu.net
On 9/29/2011 9:34 PM, Jeffrey Clarke wrote:
> I wonder how many stations from outside the USA go back thru their logs and
> edit (correct) the zones of USA stations they work in CQWW DX ? Is copying
> the right zone, when you know what it is 99% of the time what it is as
> important as having the correct call sign logged ? I bet 99.9 % of us do
> this even though I'm not sure if CQ even checks that.
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> Most of the programs I have used automatically enter the zone based on the
> number in the call sign ( i.e. W1 = zone 5, W8 = zone 4 W6 = zone 3) It's
> pretty easy to just keep on hitting the enter key (using ESM in N1MM logger)
> especially when you have a good rate going and the adrenaline is flowing.
> I bet this happens all the time with my call since I have a W8 call and live
> in GA (zone 5) .
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> Plus there are tools like super check partial which will help you guess a
> call sign/exchange when that station is barely readable. Is doing this or
> using a tool like SCP ethical ?
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> Jeff KU8E
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