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

[Doug Grant]

Pete -

I don't believe your uniques were removed...

I think the algorithm is:

Incorrect callsign: QSO removed, plus 1 additional QSO penalty

Incorrect exchange: QSO removed, no additonal penalty

Not-in-Log (you didn't have any of these, but two other log I looked
at DID): QSO removed, plus 1 additional QSO penalty.

In your case:

7 (incorrect calls) x 2 = 14
3 (incorrect exchanges) x 1 = 3

TOTAL = 17

I tested this algorithm on the two logs for which I have access to teh
LCR report and it was perfect.

And before you say it, yes, the penalties ought to be explained in the
LCR report.

73,

Doug K1DG

> From: Pete Smith <n4zr at contesting.com>

>  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
>
> ...
> *********************** 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