[CQ-Contest] K4OJ's Problem

[David Mueller]

   Why remove dupes at all?  CT knows it is a dupe and
assigns 0 points to the QSO.  The log checkers don't
care how many dupes you have in the log, as long as
you don't take QSO point credit for them.
   I often have stations dupe me.  I just log them
(zero QSO points) and move on.  What if the station is
calling you because he either miscopied your call or
never actually worked you previously?  Your score will
suffer as a result since you aren't in his log.  
   I find it much faster to simply work the dupe and
move on.  Trying to explain to someone that you
already worked him is wasting precious time you could
be using to work more stations.
   
73, Dave N2NL

   
--- N7MAL <n7mal at ctaz.com> wrote:
> 
> Very late Sunday afternoon, while I was CQ'ng, K4OJ
> answered me. He was a
> dupe but insisted I log him because his computer had
> crashed and all his
> earlier contacts were lost. I use CT and couldn't
> log him because at the end
> of the contest I would run RMDUPES and the contact
> would be deleted. He was
> adamant I should log him. It became obvious he was
> becoming a pest and we
> were just wasting time so I gave him a report and he
> moved on. The second
> contact will not show up in my log or should it show
> up in anyone's log. I
> feel sorry for K4OJ but 'stuff' happens and
> sometimes all you can do is cry
> in your beer. There's always next year.
> 
> MAL               N7MAL
> BULLHEAD CITY, AZ
> http://www.ctaz.com/~suzyq/N7mal.htm
> 
> 
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