[CQ-Contest] Did I cheat in NAQP CW?

[w2lc at twcny.rr.com]

Rick,

You make me laugh! Here is another good one for you. I received the following for the ARRL 160m contest:

Now I'm not poking fun at the log checker, just stating the facts.
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You are receiving this email as the sent information in your cabrillo log file 
did not contain a legal ARRL Section Abbreviation (as required by the contest 
rules).  Please correct the cabrillo file and submit to the robot again 
(160meter at arrl.org).  As a reminder of the legal ARRL section abbreviations, 
please visit http://www.arrl.org/contests/sections.abv.html 
 
..... yada yada

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When I submitted my log, I didn't receive any message from the robot about incorrect information.  But afterwards the log checker sent me an email asking me to make a correction to my log.

The first QSO I made I sent NY as my location when WNY was required.  I corrected the SW entry after that first QSO and continued on. When I went to send in the log, I did not make the change, why you ask?  

I forgot but .... I REALLY did send "NY" to that first station and that station did not ask for a repeat or a correction. All of the rest were sent WNY. So I actually sent in my log 100% correct, for the information that was actually exchanged during the contest.

I would correct it and send it in again, but I am one of those that barely meets the submission deadlines in the first place, and the motivation to correct one QSO, that is actually correct as entered, is very low.  

Now I do not mind the friendly observation that I messed up on one QSO, and the request for a log change, except that the log is actually correct as submitted. I guess since I knew about the error during the contest, the correction is fair game, and not post contest log massaging. But one QSO is kind of a don't care, not like it was a big score or anything.

So dock me the one QSO and whatever penalty and lets call it a day. But please check the log of my first QSO and see what he logged. If he logged anything other than NY he did not log what I sent. Guess I screwed him over too! Hi. Hi. Sorry dude.

And to the log checker thanks for the note, it is appreciated, and noteworthy that this level of detail is being taken during the log checking process. I'm glad those paper days are gone!

73 Scott W2LC

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73 Scott W2LC

Scott Bauer, W2LC
Section Manager - Western New York

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