[CQ-Contest] Busting Packet

[Bob Naumann - N5NJ]

I'm anticipating that K3EST will make a statement here at some point in the
near future, but this erroneous comment regarding Uniques needs correction:

>> It's a shame those contacts don't count, it is the careful listening/good
receiver penalty at work, hi hi. <<

No credit for QSOs with Unique stations are removed from anyone's log.

They are simply marked as unique with a "U" on the UBN report.  No credit is
removed calls marked as Unique.

Please read that statement carefully.  It says that no one loses credit for
working a unique station.

There are various methods used to determine whether or not calls are Bad,
and if that occurs, they are marked as "-B" on the UBN report and credit is
removed.

If you have dispute about a callsign in your log that is marked "-B", send
your supporting info to:

questions at cqww.com

73,
Bob N5NJ




----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Rauch" <w8ji at akorn.net>
To: <cq-contest at contesting.com>; "Ed" <k4sb at mindspring.com>
Sent: Friday, July 27, 2001 4:35 PM
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Busting Packet


>
> > just a couple of thoughts. First, we went to computer log checking, now
> > ARRL requires Cabrillo, someone came up with "uniques" and now there are
>
> We always work several uniques in contests, sometimes very low
> power poor antenna stations that no one else manages to hear. i'm
> sure others do the same.
>
> It's a shame those contacts don't count, it is the careful
> listening/good receiver penalty at work, hi hi.
>
> Recently a bunch of people busted ZL3REX's call in a contest, and
> a KL7 got it right. Since ZL3REX was not in the callbook (even
> though it is the good call) and ZL2REX was in the callbook (even
> though it is a bad call) all the people who logged the contact
> incorrectly got credit.
>
> Anyone who logged it wrong received credit. At least one person
> who logged it right had it tossed. I'd bet this happens more than we
> imagine.
>
> 73, Tom W8JI
> W8JI at contesting.com
>
>
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