[CQ-Contest] WW CW wrong zone sent

[Art Boyars]

Thanks for the replies.  I had neglected to mention that I know that VE2's are in several Zones.  I just thought that maybe the absolute-latest cty.dat file had them sorted out.  Of course, even that might not help with portable operations.

There is no need to mention which VE2 I worked.  I was NOT trying to determine his actual Zone; I'll submit my little log with the as-copied data.  (I had not even wanted to mention his call because I did not want to tempt anybody else into "correcting" their log after the 'Test.)  As a sidelight, this is just another reminder to copy what is sent, rather than relying on the software (or the packet spots).

I wanted only to address how the log checkers (or their software) handle the issue, and so far I have not seen a definitive answer to the question:

If the guy sends the wrong Zone (and I presume that you should log what was sent; and that the log checkers know what the guy sent and know his actual Zone), for what Zone will you be given credit?  If you get credit for the actual Zone, would it count as a mult? (And what if the checkers know that he was not in the Zone that he sent -- maybe a unique mult for you -- but they do not know the actual Zone?)

Related question #1:  How do you protect yourself in the log checking if the guy's country and Zone do not match?

Related question #2: How would ARRL's log checking handle a guy who sent wrong Section in SS?  (Big Guns who always get called by two or three of every Section need not be concerned if the guy knows whether he was in, e.g.,  ORG or SDG, or in SB or LAX; or in ENY or NNY.)

Related question #3:  I think the question applies also to IARU 'Test; are there any other 'Tests where the guy sends a location indicator that similary affects your score?  (Extreme hypothetical example: in ARRL DX, a W3 on MD's Eastern Shore decides that he can increase his score by claiming to be in DEL, thus tricking lots of DX into calling him.)  How does the log checking for those 'Tests handle the problem?

73, Art K3KU