[CQ-Contest] 3 QSO penalty

[Joe Pontek]

AMEN!

If it is not a 2-way QSO, it does not count for either end, per most
contest rules.

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-cq-contest at contesting.com
> [mailto:owner-cq-contest at contesting.com]On Behalf Of Kenneth E. Harker
> Sent: Friday, 24 August, 2001 14:34
> To: CQ Contest
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] 3 QSO penalty
>
>
>
> On Fri, Aug 24, 2001 at 09:31:34AM -0400, Bill Coleman wrote:
> >
> > >I realize that this is a bit of burden on the serious competitor.  In a
> > >paper log, one might just make a line through the call and go
> on.  This is
> > >a little more difficult in computer logging.  Perhaps the
> contest software
> > >vendors can add a "no credit" function that will retain the
> band/time/call
> > >information, but not the QSO points or multiplier credit.
> >
> > Part of the problem isn't the software -- but with the
> reporting format.
> > Cabrillo, despite it's other fine qualities, has no way to report "no
> > credit" QSOs. The alternative is to report them, and suffer the
> > consequences of possible penalties, or to delete them, which is
> unfair to
> > the other party who acted in good faith.
>
> I've never understood why "almost" QSOs or "one-way" QSOs or "not quite"
> QSOs should be logged at all, even at zero points.  If you're not
> confident
> that the QSO happened, don't log it.  This doesn't penalize the other
> station at all unless the other station also decides to log an "almost"
> or "one-way" or "not quite" QSO.
>
> --
> ------------------------------------------------------------------
> ----------
> Kenneth E. Harker      "Vox Clamantis in Deserto"
> kharker at cs.utexas.edu
> University of Texas at Austin                   Amateur Radio
> Callsign: WM5R
> Department of the Computer Sciences         President, UT Amateur
> Radio Club
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> on Laptops
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