The correct syntax for CQWW and CQWPX is "X-QSO". I am not aware of any
other contests that support this concept of marking QSOs that are not to be
claimed for scoring.
Randy, K5ZD
> -----Original Message-----
> From: CQ-Contest [mailto:cq-contest-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of
> Robert Chudek - K0RC
> Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2014 7:12 AM
> To: cq-contest@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] (no subject)
>
> "Next time, I'm going with XQSO."
>
> I would be careful with that. Not all contest sponsors support XQSO: in
> their Cabrillo file. I believe CQ allows it, but I'd verify this before
> using it in any Cabrillo file.
>
> 73 de Bob - KØRC in MN
>
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>
> On 2/24/2014 11:32 AM, Tim Shoppa wrote:
> >> A station came back to me, but I could not copy his state among the
> >> static crashes, so I asked for a repeat. The op comes back:
> > "Okay,
> >> thanks, Eric, for Maine." Well, two problems here: (1) I had not
> >> given him his report yet (and never did), and (2) I never use my
> >> given name on or
> > off
> >> the air - I go by "Rick." The logical conclusion here is that he had
> >> his logger set to look up on the Internet stations he was working,
> >> and he got
> > my
> >> given name AND my exchange info from a call sign database.
> >> I don't expect to log more than a few dozen Qs in this event, but his
> >> will not be among the ones I submit, even though it was a needed mult.
> > Most likely he had pre-fills preloaded.
> >
> > Isn't this what "XQSO:" in Cabrillo was set up for? "I might be in the
> > other guys log but I don't feel it was a qualifying QSO and don't want
> > credit and contest organizers might want to look carefully for
> > patterns of this".
> >
> > Not to be confused with "I walked this non-contester into a contest
> > exchange" which is completely legit.
> >
> > I remember one prominent island station in IOTA contest who was not
> > sending his IOTA number. I asked several times and he wasn't giving it
> > to anyone. I send in my IOTA log with his IOTA left blank, send a note
> > to the contest manager, and even then I get dinged. It was a mistake
> > for me to put in as a QSO. Next time, I'm going with XQSO.
> >
> > Tim N3QE
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