[CQ-Contest] Annoying trend

[W0MU Mike Fatchett]

I would forward those emails to the contest chairman.  I believe that is a
violation of the rules?

I had a similar request in SS 2005.  I didn't reply until after the log
deadline.  I don't even recall if the guy sent in his log.

Mike W0MU

 

-----Original Message-----
From: cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com
[mailto:cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Richard DiDonna NN3W
Sent: Monday, January 22, 2007 7:37 AM
To: cq-contest at contesting.com
Subject: [CQ-Contest] Annoying trend

Hello from Istambul!

After 13 hours of flying and being sick yesterday, I finally got a chance to
look at some contest-related email.  Wow.

I've received not one, not two, not three, but four emails asking me to
confirm name and state information from the NAQP.  Obviously what they heard
in the contest does not match what they're seeing on qrz.com so they're
"confused".  I'll guess that either 1) I'll delete them or 2) tell them the
day after the logs are due.

I was also a bit miffed by the fact that in at least three times during the
contest I had guys seemingly confused by the fact that the name or the state
I gave them did not match what was on QRZ.com.  And, interestingly, I had
several folks, get confused when I didn't tell them my name was "Bubba" -
the name I used last year.

I'm going to assume that this is not a major concern since most top caliber
contesters rely on what they hear on the air when they work each
station....Or is it??

Either way, perhaps a nudge or guideline stating that the use of callsign
databases or the callbook should be discouraged during or after the contest
is over is in order.  After all, its possible that some of these ops might
someday become serious competitors, and we don't want prior tendencies to
carry over...

73 Rich NN3W
_______________________________________________
CQ-Contest mailing list
CQ-Contest at contesting.com
http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/cq-contest