[CQ-Contest] SS SSB And Your Callsign In The Exchange

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As I understand the controversy, using your scenario below, the exchange 
would be :

N3LI: W5OV 123 Alpha  99 EPA (or is it WPA?)

and that, in my mind, is clearly against the rules....


On 11/19/2008 11:07:05 AM, Robert Naumann (w5ov at w5ov.com) wrote:
> There is no requirement to exchange the callsign twice! There is no odd
> "double portion" of the exchange! Where did you get the idea of someone
> getting
> DQ'ed for it? Sheesh. We need some reality here - please!
>
> Your call needs to be sent ONCE in the middle of the exchange - that's
> it.
> What you do before and after the exchange does not matter. Focus on what
> happens on the air.
>
> Here's how it might have gone ON THE AIR with N3LI running:
>
> N3LI: QSL N3 Lima India SS
> W5OV: Whiskey 5 Oscar Victor
> N3LI: W5OV 123 Alpha N3LI 99 EPA (or is it WPA?)
> W5OV: 234 Bravo W5OV 73 NTX
> N3LI: QSL N3 Lima India SS
>
> No double sending of callsigns in the exchange!
>
> If someone chooses to enter the callsign twice in their logging program -
> that is their business. I could care less. My perspective aligns with the
> rules.
>
> The only issue is that you must send the callsign over the air in the 
> right
> order in the exchange.
>
> How you choose to log it does not matter. The rules do not stipulate this
> either.
>
> This is a computer logging issue, not a required exchange issue.
>
> Clear enough?
>