[CQ-Contest] Some thoughts on uniques, was: 99% of uniques are busted

[Pete Smith]

Here's mine:
...
  1474746 Claimed score
  1450251 Final   score
    -1.7% Score reduction


       47 (2.4%) duplicates
        7 (0.4%) calls copied incorrectly
        3 (0.2%) exchanges copied incorrectly
        0 (0.0%) not in log
       10 (0.5%) calls unique to this log only

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*********************** Incorrect Call ***********************

14060	CW 2008-02-16 1155 N4ZR            WV HG1A            KW     correct 
HG1S
21008	CW 2008-02-16 2131 N4ZR            WV VE4DV/6Y5      100     correct 
VE4GV/6Y5
  7035	CW 2008-02-16 2212 N4ZR            WV DR4M           500     correct 
IR4M
14033	CW 2008-02-17 1250 N4ZR            WV DM5MAA         100     correct 
DM5MA        *
14076	CW 2008-02-17 1320 N4ZR            WV RA6DD           KW     correct 
RA6DB
  7036	CW 2008-02-17 2203 N4ZR            WV OK3R            KW     correct 
OL3R
  7035	CW 2008-02-17 2319 N4ZR            WV OK1DGT          KW     correct 
OK1DG

*************** Incorrect Exchange Information ***************

  1829	CW 2008-02-16 0402 N4ZR            WV IS0/K7QB        30 correct 500
  7036	CW 2008-02-17 2154 N4ZR            WV UR5LO          200 correct 100
  7037	CW 2008-02-17 2224 N4ZR            WV EI4II            5 correct 100

******************** Unique Calls Worked *********************

RA6LD       EEF5NCU     G3PHE       DL7VSP      I1TRE
VE4DV/6Y5   DM5MAA      DK2DO       SP8OOB      OK1DGT

There are 20 calls listed in the three categories.  The final score 
indicates I lost 17 QSOs.  Three of the Uniques are also scored as 
incorrect calls.  Assuming they were not double-counted, then all 7 
remaining uniques were deleted.

I mis-stated the number of my "uniques" identified in QRZ as legitimate 
calls.  There are only 4 - RA6LD, DK2DO, SP8OOB and I1TRE.

73, Pete N4ZR