[CQ-Contest] What to log?

[Bill Coleman]

On May 18, 2005, at 10:08 AM, Gerry Hull wrote:

>
> Therefore, these are all valid callsigns, and the contest software  
> is smart
> enough to know what country the station is actually in.

So here's a dumb question -- how does the software know? If the  
portable designation can come before or after the callsign -- how can  
we tell which is which?

If the (now SK) King of Jordan were to come to connecticut and sign  
JY1/W1 or W1/JY1 -- how could we tell which is which, programmatically?

This is a puzzle that has perplexed me for years.

Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASEL        Mail: aa4lr at arrl.net
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