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Re: [CQ-Contest] Big jump in qrz.com lookups after 10m contest

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Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Big jump in qrz.com lookups after 10m contest
From: Mike N1TA <mike@n1ta.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2011 23:31:43 -0500
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When it is NOT being used to increase your score, it's not wrong or 
impractical. My comments were meant for someone trying to gain a few 
points by checking the db before submitting.

When done after contest log submission for your general log, it's just 
nifty!

-N1TA


Radio K0HB wrote:
> It is neither wrong nor impractical.
> 
> I'm one of those who contribute to the "after-contest bump" in QRZ lookups.
> 
> After each contest I merge my contest log (WriteLog generated) into my 
> overall station log (Logger32).  Since the contest log contains very 
> sparse detail (just the contest exchange), part of the automated merge 
> process is a bridge program which does a "QRZ lookup" to populate my 
> general purpose log with things like name, QTH, grid, etc.
> 
> None of this information finds its' way into my contest log, since any 
> log I submit has already been acknowledged by the robot before I begin 
> the after-contest-station-record-housekeeping.  (I have the UBNs to 
> prove it!!!)
> 
> 73, de Hans, K0HB
> 
> -----Original Message----- From: Mike N1TA
> 
> In all seriousness, I agree that looking up callbook data after the
> contest is wrong. I also think that it is also totally impractical,
> 
> 
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