Here’s another question for the masses:
I work WQ5L and log Ray as having a (fictitious, just guessing) check of 72,
and later hear him giving out 73, is it OK to change? If I don’t completely
copy his information during the Q but stick by his run frequency and copy it
afterwards, is that OK?
You heard the fix during the contest, so it’s not a post-contest scrub.
Is there anywhere in the rules that says you must get it right ONLY during the
contiguous time of your contact with the station?
73, kelly, ve4xt
> On Nov 10, 2016, at 9:39 AM, W0MU Mike Fatchett <w0mu@w0mu.com> wrote:
>
> I agree with Kelly.
>
> I would have no problem fixing a typo like N44ogw. Looking at other
> information like ck or section and changing that would cross my line as well.
>
> W0MU
>
>
> On 11/10/2016 7:30 AM, Kelly Taylor wrote:
>> I generally agree with the idea of not post-massaging when it's to find
>> errors not noted during the contest.
>>
>> But if I'm in a spirited run, notice a typo and do a CTRL-N to leave myself
>> a note, my take is such a corrective note is fine to act upon after the
>> contest. My take is the note is part of the log and was recorded during the
>> contest period.
>>
>> I do, however, think there's a massive gulf, ethically, between changing
>> N44OGW to N4OGW and going, "Hmm, I see I logged him as in MI. I should check
>> qth.com to make sure Tor's not in MS."
>>
>> In the first instance, it's safe to say you got it right and merely typed it
>> wrong. In the second, S is far enough away from I it's safe to say you got
>> it wrong and deserve the bust.
>>
>> If, in the days of paper logging, you felt fine with reviewing your log —
>> which you had to do anyway for the dupesheet — to see that squiggly
>> tilde-like scratch you wrote down looks more like an N or that "[" looks
>> more like a C, or that ")" looks like a 7, is there really a problem with
>> doing the same in the computer era? In both cases, are you not just
>> clarifying what you intended to log?
>>
>> If it wasn't a penmanship contest then, why is it a typing contest now?
>>
>> 73, kelly, ve4xt
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>>> On Nov 9, 2016, at 20:01, Bob Kupps via CQ-Contest
>>> <cq-contest@contesting.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> lol we send in our contest log without looking and to LOTW after the entry
>>> period ends. That's when I learned that I had forgotten to press 'enter' or
>>> something before moving to another band to work ZD8W and it got logged as a
>>> crossband QSO. And there will be other mistakes, especially with new ops,
>>> but accurate real-time logging is an integral part of the sport IMO too
>>> Art.73 Bob HS0ZIA
>>>
>>> From: Art Boyars <artboyars@gmail.com>
>>> To: CQ-Contest Reflector <cq-contest@contesting.com>
>>> Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2016 3:59 AM
>>> Subject: [CQ-Contest] When it's over, it's over (again)
>>>
>>> We all agree that we're not allowed to manipulate the log after the
>>> Contest... "except for obvious typos," some say. I've always disagreed
>>> with that -- part of the job is to get the received info correctly into the
>>> log.
>>>
>>> Just to show that I actually hold by this, I just sent in my SS CW log. To
>>> relive the fun of the contest, I reviewed the Cabrillo log. (Oh, how I
>>> miss the info-laden paper logs, with each multiplier marked and with the
>>> scratch-out corrections as visual reminders of the details of each QSO.)
>>>
>>> In the Cabrillo log I noticed that one QSO with a QRP station shows
>>> received NR 3316. Well, sometimes I bang on the keyboard too hard and I
>>> get an accidental double character. "Obviously," that's a typo I could
>>> correct to NR 316. But I didn't. One busted QSO.
>>>
>>> In another QSO, I noticed that I logged N44LF. Gee, I don't remember
>>> working any N44's, but I do remember that N4LF was all over the place.
>>> "Obviously," another accidental double character from hitting the keyboard
>>> too hard. And I didn't correct this one, either. That's a busted QSO and
>>> a penalty for busted call sign.
>>>
>>> So, my score will suffer a little. Every year my bad typing costs me points
>>> (and this year I used a new keyboard with unfamiliar software -- double
>>> trouble). But I feel good about my attitude and my behavior.
>>>
>>> And I hope I'll act the same if I'm ever in first place (fat chance) by a
>>> couple of QSOs. Quoting my son, again: "If you don't use your conscience
>>> regularly, it won't work when you need it."
>>>
>>> Learning that, and applying it, is one of the values of contesting.
>>>
>>> 73, Art K3KU
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