Let me clarify with an example:
SM7XYZ makes good QSO's with 10 stations, including, for example, W1EBI.
The submitted logs of all 10 stations show a QSO with SM7XYZ.
SM7XYZ does not like W1EBI. Before submitting his checklog, he removes
the QSO with W1EBI from his log. The other 9 QSO's remain in SM7XYZ's
checklog.
A score is never calculated for SM7XYZ, since it was a checklog.
However, SM7XYZ's checklog is included in the log checking process.
Since the QSO with W1EBI is not in SM7XYZ's checklog, W1EBI gets a NIL
against his log.
73,
Steve, N2IC
On 05/03/2015 06:45 PM, George Harlem wrote:
Can that really happen? I've never understood why there are so many NILs, including from
fairly skilled ops. But if a checklog is not included in the competition, why would a QSO
with that SM not simply be classified as a Unique? Never heard of a
"NICL"--not in checklog.
George W1EBI
From George's iPhone
On May 3, 2015, at 5:44 PM, Steve London <n2icarrl@gmail.com> wrote:
On 05/03/2015 08:01 AM, Randy Thompson K5ZD wrote:
The concept of CHECKLOG has existed for many years. It is a log that is
submitted to help the log checking process, but the entrant does not want their
score to be included in the results.
As I have learned, Checklogs can be used for nefarious purposes. In particular,
there is a Swedish operator who works many people in the contest, but then
deletes calls from his log if he does not think you are a good QSLer. This
results in the deleted stations getting NIL's in their logs (and the associated
penalties), while the Swedish stations' log remains completely hidden.
Checklogs have not been included in the database of open logs.
Frankly, I think Checklogs should be eliminated. Either send in your log for
scoring, or don't send in a log at all.
73,
Steve, N2IC
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