[CQ-Contest] K4OJ's Problem

[Kenneth E. Harker]

On Mon, Dec 17, 2001 at 06:31:26AM -0000, N7MAL 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.

Or you could use logging software that will let you log dupes.


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