[CQ-Contest] Inequity of Zone Checking

[W0MU Mike Fatchett]

What the station sends does not determine the zone he is in.  So If I 
sent zone 9 from J6M what zone would the stations that worked me get 
credit for.

The object is to work the zones and countries.  You should send your 
zone as many people may not know your zone.  This has roots far back 
into the days of logging prior to computers.  It has become moot with 
computer logging.  I agree that we should copy what is being sent but 
some common sense needs to be applied here just like in driving a car.


Mike W0MU

J6M CQ WW DX CW Contest 2011
J6/W0MU November 21 - December 1 2011
W0MU-1 CC Cluster w0mu.net


On 11/30/2011 4:29 PM, Radio K0HB wrote:
> If someone is mistaken about the zone they send from, and send the same
> information for the duration of the contest, and the receiving station
> accurately copies that information into their log, then there should be no
> penalty at all.
>
> On the other hand, if the receiving station station does not accurately log
> WHAT WAS SENT, they obviously should be dinged for poor copy.
>
> 73, de Hans, K0HB
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ron Notarius W3WN
>
> (2) Scoring the contest. For SCORING purposes, if the contest committee/log
> checkers determine that the station sent the wrong exchange (zone, state,
> etc.), then the stations who COPIED the wrong data should not be excessively
> penalized.
>
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