[CQ-Contest] [NCCC] ARRL SSB DX Exchanges

[Alfred Frugoli]

On Tue, Mar 4, 2008 at 7:21 AM, Eric Hilding <b38 at hilding.com> wrote:

>
>
> >Do you really think the DX stations logged CALIFORNIA rather than CA when
> you
> >gave California in your exchange?
>
> Unlike the K, KW, KILO, et.al. INconsistencies, CA is the only acceptable
> option or I'd almost be willing to bet $$$ that the robot would nuke the Q
> if they tried CF, CFNA, etc.
>
>
Eric,

This flawed logic blows a big hole in your argument.  Nowhere do the rules
state that the only acceptable abbreviation for California is CA.  It only
says that US/VE stations send their state and DX stations send their power:

4.1. W/VE stations in the 48 contiguous United States and Canada (except in
the islands of St Paul and Sable) send signal report and state or province.

4.2. DX stations send signal report and power (number indicating approximate
transmitter output power).

If I'm unfamiliar with the contest exchange and multiplier designations, I
might very likely log California as CF, or CLA, or CL, or CALIF during a
phone contest.  I would lose the Q?

The Power rule (4.2) for DX stations, is actually much clearer, saying that
that portion of the exchange is to be a "number indicating approximate
transmitter output power".  Last time I checked, K was not a number.  My
logic says that logging any of the things you received as anything other
than 1000 would be nuked.

73 de Al, KE1FO