[CQ-Contest] Dupes

[Tom Osborne]

Why do stations still give the 'qso b4' message when someone calls?

I called a certain ZL and was rewarded with a 'qso b4' reply.  That 
station, or none with anything like  their callsign, was in my log. If I 
had a ZL something or other that was close, I'd think maybe I busted the 
call, but no such callsign in my log.

If more experienced contesters call you and it is a dupe, something 
probably was not logged correctly on your end or theirs.  It takes about 
20 seconds to just work the dupe and move on.

Now this ZL is going to get a nil from W7WHY.  73
Tom W7WHY