[CQ-Contest] ARRL LCR

[Georgens, Tom]

Hello contesters -

I just took a look at the LCR report for my 8P1A operation and I excerpted a
few of the lines below


VY2MGY/3 is a DX callsign - being set as a dupe -  40M Line # 2456
KL7FDQ/7 is a DX callsign - being set as a dupe -  10M Line # 3928
KH6DX is a DX callsign - being set as a dupe -  80M Line # 6879
NH2K is a DX callsign - being set as a dupe -  10M Line # 7475
WL7LZ is a DX callsign - being set as a dupe -  10M Line # 8372
WH6FZ/3 is a DX callsign - being set as a dupe -  15M Line # 8550
KL7HLF is a DX callsign - being set as a dupe -  15M Line # 8906

In each of these cases, the stations were located in continental US or
Canada.  However, I logged them as above and they were eliminated from my
log as DX contacts.  Obviously, I should have added the appropriate portable
designator and I would have been fine even though that is not what was sent.
My question is whether it is legal to sign, for example, NH2K when located
in the US.  (I should add that I am just using NH2K as an example and it is
possible that he sent the portable designator and I did not log it.
Nonetheless, I am sure that some of the above calls were logged as sent)

Also in the report were the following

K2GI is a DX callsign - being set as a dupe -  10M Line # 7423
K2GDD is a DX callsign - being set as a dupe -  15M Line # 9084

I think this is an artifact of K2G being in the country file as a DX station

I am not lobbying to have my score changed as all logs were checked the same
and these few QSO's would not change an outcome.  I am merely trying to
understand what is legal for both the sender and receiver.

Another comment of note in the file,

You had 86 QSOs with a time difference > 5 minutes  2.6%

I logged with a computer and set the time using WWV just before the start so
I suspect my time is accurate.  I am sure this is more relevant for contests
with off time but I was surprised how high the number was.  Roughly 1 in 40
of the cross-referenced QSO's were off by 5 minutes. 


73, Tom W2SC