[CQ-Contest] Res: C6APR

[Robert Chudek - K0RC]

Another idea would be "dedicate" your log to these fellows using the Soapbox 
feature. The soapbox section with your message will be carried to the 
contest community world wide on 3830 and to the contest sponsor when 
emailing the log. This technique will not impact your scoring or the 
adjudication process.

My deepest condolences to the family and friends of these fine contesters. I 
have their callsigns in my log many times over the years.

73 de Bob - KØRC in MN


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Laney" <k4bai at worldnet.att.net>
Cc: "cq-contest reflector" <cq-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, October 22, 2009 12:46 PM
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Res: C6APR


>I have already responded privately to Scott as to his suggestion for
> everyone to log C6APR first in the contest this weekend.  I think it is
> excellent, except for the fact that we have no provision in Cabrillo
> format to log a station and not take credit for the QSO that didn't
> really happen.  If we log it, we will be taking credit for QSO points
> and possibly even a multiplier that we didn't earn.
>
> One possibility would be to log C6APR BEFORE or AFTER the contest
> period.  I think the contacts then would be deleted and not credited by
> the logchecking software.  You could log C6APR at 2359 UTC on Friday and
> it would not affect your score.  NOTE HOWEVER that it would (at least
> with most logging programs that I am familiar with) increase your
> claimed score and show the C6 multiplier as worked when you still needed
> it.  Perhaps the best thing would be to log it AFTER the contest.
> Either log it in your logger at 0001 UTC Monday (and refigure your
> claimed score or note your claimed score without the extra QSO and
> change your claimed score in the Cabrillo file).  Or simply add it to
> the Cabrillo log with a text editor using a non-contest date and it
> would be ignored by the log checking software.
>
> No matter how worthy the reason (and this is certainly a worthy reason),
> we should not encourage the logging of stations not actually worked
> during the contest period.
>
> 73,
>
> John, K4BAI.
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