[CQ-Contest] Worked before...

[David Jones]

>Contrary on SSB I usually say 'we worked before' and very rarely
>station comes back with another 'dupe call'. This means that
>correspondent recognised his 'dupe call'. I like keeping log
>clear if possible. It is also my belief that many casual
>low-power tribander stations do not use computer checking.
>On the other side, it happened several times that some
>recognised M/M stations called for 'dupe QSO' and saw it later.

Well, I'm one of the low-power stations (with dipoles, not even a 
tribander). Currently I only use computer logging twice a year, when I 
can get my friend's computer for the November Sweepstakes here in the 
US. What I noticed when we did use computer logging for a M/S entry on 
SSB was that we lost 2 or 3 Q's and a mult due to the fact that somehow 
the exchanges got mixed up, and we didn't have the station in the log, 
but they had us.  I probably should have pushed a little, but I'm still 
new at this game.  In CQ WW, I log entirely with paper, and I was 
grateful that all the stations I ended up duping all came back and gave 
me a report the second time, because in the heat of the contest, it is 
very hard to dupe-check accurately.

As to a point made earlier about blind calling, I've had it happen to me 
as well.  When I (accidently) do that, it's usually because I mis-copied 
the call (on CW).

73


David Jones, KK7GW   QRP-L #1350
kk7gw at hotmail.com


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