[CQ-Contest] Why not work dupes?

[Peter Chamalian W1RM]

In the time it takes to say dupe/b4 or not in log, etc.  it's just faster to
work 'em again and move on.  Besides it doesn't break the rhythm of a run.

Back in the day of the dupe sheet (remember those?) keeping it up to date
was a pain in the contest and you were penalized for dupes if you didn't
mark them as such.  And then you had to do it all over again to be sure.

Thanks to computer logging that's all gone away.  So just work 'em and keep
moving!

Now I can appreciate the situation where you suddenly get a rash of dupes --
it suggests one of two things -- they aren't work you or something else is
spotted on your run frequency.  The latter is easily solved by signing your
call frequently!  The former, well that's life in the big city (:->).

Happy Holidays all!


Pete, W1RM

-----Original Message-----
From: CQ-Contest [mailto:cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of
Randy Thompson K5ZD
Sent: Sunday, December 21, 2014 9:42 AM
To: sawyered at earthlink.net; cq-contest at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Why not work dupes?

It depends on the contest.  In CQWW, we don't consider a QSO to have
happened if the times in the two logs are not within +/- 5 minutes.  I
believe the Russian DX Contest has a similar policy.  Correct time is
important!

Working dupes is good.  There is no downside from logging a station a second
time. 

Randy, K5ZD


> -----Original Message-----
> From: CQ-Contest [mailto:cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of
> Ed Sawyer
> Sent: Sunday, December 21, 2014 12:14 PM
> To: cq-contest at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Why not work dupes?
> 
> If you are "already in their log", why not just put them in yours an move
> on.  If its not a serial number contest, everyone is good.
> 
> 
> 
> Ed  N1UR
> 
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