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

[Randy Thompson]

7 miscopied calls lose the 7 + 7 more as penalty = -14
3 busted exchanges (no additional penalty) = -3

Total reduction is 17 QSOs.

Nothing to do with uniques.

The LCR is a bit misleading.  DR4M was a unique in your log.  However, it
was matched up with a QSO in the log of IR4M so it was counted as a busted
call.  Once DR4M was matched as a busted call it should have been removed
from the unique list. 

Randy, K5ZD 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com 
> [mailto:cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Pete Smith
> Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2008 2:06 PM
> To: cq-contest at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Some thoughts on uniques, was: 99% 
> of uniques are busted
> 
> 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
> 
> ...
> *********************** 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    
> 
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