[CQ-Contest] End of contest and rewriting log

[Tim Wininger]

Why paper notes?

IMHO get it right in the log before you continue. This can't take very long.

My experience with this is I usually lost the note or still didn't get it
right. Also
it's a waste of time during a real run.......

Anything after the contest today is considered massaging.

Oh if your in a run you may not want to take the time as you could stand to
loose freq.
Maybe better just to take the QSO as loss and carry on with the run however
enough
busted calls and report could get you heavily penalized in the end.

Let me wrap by saying there ain't no paper or pencils on my operating
position in the heat
of battle Bob. Thats just a cruch/bad habit. I too paper logged for many
years but now
i don't happen even in my general log.

Well GL with what ever system you use but my suggestion is to get rid of the
paper and pencil
and use that electronic pad you got infront of you all the time.

GE Tim, Ky5R

On Wed, Sep 28, 2011 at 8:12 PM, rob beaudoin <wa1fcn at charter.net> wrote:

> OK this is a legitimate concern of mine.
> KA1QQQ  has a fast run of station going  KX1XYZ calls
> him......He gets loged as KA1XYX In logging next qso he notices
> previous qso should of been KX1XYZ..  Many stations
> are calling and he just jots down on paper  #305  KX1XYZ  latter
> KZ6XXX  calls and gets loged as zone 3.
>  Then operator says darn he said zone 5.
> So jots down on paper   #409   zone 5.
> Latter station calls and gives him name John in hastes  he gets
> loged as Jim. Operator  says darn he said John.  operator jots down
> on paper # 455  John.  23:59:59 contest is over.  Operator  looks at
> a dozen or so paper notes and makes all corrections.
> Is this OK ?   You say no ....   how about this at 23:45 operator
> stops contest and makes all corrections in a few minutes,
> now is it ok? I do not  know it for a fact, but believe
> this is a common practice.  Would this be considered
> rewriting or masageing  your  log ??
> BoB WA1FCN
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