[CQ-Contest] W2SC's ARRL DX LCR feedback

[Jim Reisert AD1C]

At 07:27 PM 9/16/2003, Tree wrote:

> > Did not each of these stations send enough information - like their 
> state, as
> > part of the exchange?  And did not W2SC determine that the state he copied
> > made sense for that callsign, unlike if, say, OH1XYZ were to send "599 
> OH" ?
>
>Yes - W2SC did that.  However, the log checking program isn't smart enough to
>do that.  I know it seems simple enough, but this is an automated process that
>is done on 2000 logs.  The program is written in such a way that a callsign is
>either a DX call or a domestic call based upon the callsign and nothing else.
>
>[...]
>
>I agree it isn't a perfect piece of software and can improve.  I try to 
>improve
>it each year, but so far, there have been more important areas to focus on.

It seems to me that giving credit for properly-logged QSOs should be an 
important enough area to get right.

73 - Jim AD1C


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