[CQ-Contest] XQSO and the CW Sprint

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K0RC wrote:

> Isn't there another option.;.. that is to change the *QSO:* to *XQSO:* in
the submitted Cabrillo file? That keeps everything in the log 'squared
away' but relinquishes credit for that QSO.

Or was I just dreaming about this?

There is a provision in the Cabrillo spec for X-anything to be
something the contest authorities can use for their own purposes.

I believe the CQ WW and WPX allows the use of X-QSO: - to indicate a
QSO that you don't want to count - but that it took place.

There is not a universal definition for doing this outside of those contests.

For the CW sprint - you can just put the RX number as 999 - which will
likely get busted (without penalty) and accomplish the same thing.

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