W1YY wrote:
> and, lo and behold, the log for V5/ZS6YG showed "W1YYR" (who doesn't
> exist, by the way). Had I not by happenstance also made contact with
> W8UVZ, I'd have been out of luck.
I think you have to accept that most QSL managers are reasonable
people. If you claim a QSL for a contact at the same date and time
that W1YY is in the log, I'm sure any reasonable QSL manager would
admit that the operator screwed up, and provide you with a QSL.
In my case (although I do not handle this particular operation), I
would probably check the Callbook to see if W1YYR does exist. If
not, the QSL goes out without further ado. If it does exist, I'd
probably wait a few weeks to see if that station claims a QSL, or
take other steps to verify whether 'YYR made the contact.
Furthermore, let me flog this horse yet again. These guys were
facing tremendous QRN, and did a wonderful job of pulling calls from
the muck. Frankly, it would be amazing if there were not a few
mishaps. Also, the dupe sheet was manually entered from paper logs.
There may have been a few mishaps along the way. The paper log will
be the final authority.
Chris R. Burger
ZS6EZ
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