[CQ-Contest] Contest Operation With Confusing Callsigns

["Andy Drofa"]

Dear Dick,
I just want to respect the rules of the Contest.
Thank you
Andrei NP3D
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From: ae327 at lafn.org
To: cq-contest at contesting.com
Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2003 19:43:54 GMT
Subject: [CQ-Contest] Contest Operation With Confusing Callsigns

> 
> Dear Andrei,
> 
> If you have any sympathy for the people who check logs, please use W2/NP3D.
> 
> If one of your goals is that the NP3D operation have an overall positive effect 
> on the scores of all the participants that you work, please sign W2/NP3D.
> 
> If, on the other hand, you desire to test the copying skills of those that work 
> you, you can sign something that is likely to cause confusion like NP3D or 
> NP3D/2. A good number will log your zone incorrectly and lose credit. This will 
> happen whether you send in a log or not. It will take log-checking effort to 
> make this happen. It could prompt inquiries to the committee such as, "Why did 
> I lose credit?"
> 
> Whatever you choose, please send in your electronic logs. No matter how small 
> your effort is, your actual log facilitates the log-checking process.
> 
> Good luck this weekend.
> 
> 73,
> 
> Dick Norton VK4/N6AA
> (VK4UC this weekend) 
> 
> Hello dear fellows contesters!
> 
> I am new here and have a question, please.
> 
> My call is NP3D and I live in Bayside, NY. I am going to participate in coming 
> CQ WW CW Contest. Can someone suggest me what callsign I should use in the 
> contest? I do not want to use W2/NP3D or NP3D/W2 - this is too long I hope you 
> understand me. I could use NP3D/2 but this call looks like from KP2? I if use 
> just NP3D this will confuse the people who thinks that I am working from Puerto 
> Rico. 
> 
> I posted a message in several Bullettines that NP3D is in Zone 5 USA, not in 
> Zone 8, PR. But someone told me that many people do not read the bulletines and 
> do not update their Contest programs. Last cty.file changed my zone to zone 5.
> What should I do considering three days left to the Contest?
> 
> Thank you and see in the contest
> 
> Andrei EW1AR/NP3D
> 
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