[CQ-Contest] Summary: On-line logs before the log submission deadline

[Jim Reisert AD1C]

A couple of weeks ago, I asked the question:

>Is anyone else concerned that people are posting their logs before the log 
>submission deadline has passed?  It would be easy for someone who has a 
>questionable QSO to go to the on-line log, and if not found there, delete 
>it from their own log, thus avoiding the wrath of the log checkers.

Here are the responses I received:

At 10:59 AM 10/31/2003, George Harlem W1EBI wrote:

>Kind of like publicizing interim election results before the polls close...


At 11:02 AM 10/31/2003, Kenneth E. Harker WM5R wrote:

>I was thinking the exact same thing.


At 11:03 AM 10/31/2003, Eric Scace  K3NA wrote:

>Under that logic, would it also be improper to upload one's log to the 
>LOTW?  If one saw QSOs with XY9Z [imaginary call] confirmed
>on two bands in a DX contest but not on a third band, then one could 
>assume the third band's QSO went awry...


At 11:04 AM 10/31/2003, Tom Frenaye K1KI wrote:

>As an interesting datapoint... I have 52 of 5000 QSOs "confirmed" via LoTW 
>as of this morning.
>
>glad you asked the question though.


At 11:25 AM 10/31/2003, Zoli Pitman HA1AG wrote:

>Would someone waste his time to do that to avoid the possible loss of a 
>few QSOs???
>
>If the answer is yes, he deserves the life he has... :)


At 12:49 PM 10/31/2003, David A. Pruett K8CC wrote:

>That was my reaction as well.


At 01:00 PM 10/31/2003, Alfred J. Frugoli (KE1FO) wrote:

>I've recieved several e-mails through E-qsl after CQWW RTTY.  I uploaded 
>my log almost immediatly after the contest, not really thinking things 
>through.  I recieved numurous e-mails about busted callsigns and zones or 
>states.  I didn't change anything in my log, but who knows what others 
>would do!


At 03:27 PM 10/31/2003, John Laney K4BAI wrote:

>I think it is much better that this be delayed beyond the log submission 
>deadline.  I have always been willing to share my log with anyone who 
>wanted it, but only after the log submission deadline.  73, John, K4BAI.


73 - Jim AD1C


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