[CQ-Contest] Sometimes, even sending your call every time doesn't help..

Gerry Hull gerry at yccc.org
Mon Feb 10 14:02:08 EST 2014


Hey John,

No stones being thrown here.  And, in fact, I made mistakes myself.
 Indeed, I was given a recording of some of them.

We just had a long thread about identifying --- this was written in context
to that, as was meant to re-enforce how important it is sending/affirming
your call.

73, Gerry W1VE




On Mon, Feb 10, 2014 at 8:24 AM, <john at kk9a.com> wrote:

> What is the purpose of publicly listing everyone that miscopied your
> callsign?  This is a contest where a station has a limited time to put as
> many stations in their log as possible. While we all try an copy as
> accurately as possible, there are risks that you have to take by not
> confirming every bit of information when running at a high rate of speed.
> On CW dits just sometimes disappear and I am sure that many of these
> operators did not get your call wrong from a bad packet spot. For example,
> 8P5A (who was not assisted) made over 7,000 QSO's and he made a mistake
> copying W1VE.  Tom is a fantastic operator who just missed the dit, what
> is the big deal?
>
> John KK9A
>
>
>
> To:      CQ-Contest <cq-contest at contesting.com>
> From:    Gerry Hull <gerry at yccc.org>
> Date:    Sat, 8 Feb 2014 08:20:29 -0500
>
> I just read my LCR review for CQWW CW.  I was one of those who always sent
> my call every time.
> I took time out of pileups to correct the caller when they sent my call
> wrong.
>
> Unfortunately, My friend Dennis, W1UE, has a call only one dit away from
> mine.  The results are as follows:
>
> ************* Stations Copying W1VE Incorrectly **************
>
>  7000 CW 2013-11-23 0021 LA6GX           14 W1UE             5
>  7000 CW 2013-11-23 0028 CO2IR            8 W1VEN            5
>  7000 CW 2013-11-23 0031 F5UL            14 W1UE             5
>  7018 CW 2013-11-23 0046 DL9NCR          14 W1UE             5
> 14019 CW 2013-11-23 0052 JT5DX           23 K1VE             5
> 14030 CW 2013-11-23 0100 TO7A             8 W1UE             5
>  7000 CW 2013-11-23 0103 OM3RP           15 W1UE             5
> 14054 CW 2013-11-23 0103 8P5A             8 W1UE             5
>  3500 CW 2013-11-23 0147 YV5KG            9 W1UE             5
>  7016 CW 2013-11-23 0206 OM7OM           15 W1UE             5
>  3508 CW 2013-11-23 0304 R5DT            16 W1UE             5
>  7063 CW 2013-11-23 0311 PJ4Q             9 NW1VE            5
>  3508 CW 2013-11-23 0340 VE3TW            4 W1UE             5
>  3508 CW 2013-11-23 0356 K5GDX            4 W1VT             5
>  3508 CW 2013-11-23 0407 FG8NY            8 W1UE             5
>  7098 CW 2013-11-23 0426 PR7AB           11 W1UE             5
>  7005 CW 2013-11-23 0443 EA5RS           14 W9VE             5
>  7065 CW 2013-11-23 0444 OK7AW           15 W1UE             5
>  7049 CW 2013-11-23 0544 HB9CIC          14 W1UE             5
>  3534 CW 2013-11-23 0612 VP5CW            8 W1UE             5
>  7009 CW 2013-11-23 0646 OK1WMJ          15 W1UE             5
>  7000 CW 2013-11-23 0654 DJ2XC           14 W1FE             5
>  7009 CW 2013-11-23 0655 RA3Y            16 W1HE             5
>  7010 CW 2013-11-23 0656 SM5C            14 W1UE             5
>  7009 CW 2013-11-23 0704 DK1KC           14 W1UE             5
>  7032 CW 2013-11-23 0707 DA0I            14 W1UE             5
>  7000 CW 2013-11-23 0802 OM7AG           15 W1UE             5
>  7010 CW 2013-11-23 0810 OK2SAR          15 W1UE             5
> 14053 CW 2013-11-23 1026 R3FC            16 W2VE             5
> 14023 CW 2013-11-23 1101 R3FX            16 W1UE             5
> 14000 CW 2013-11-23 1113 DL1RTS          14 W1UE             5
> 14024 CW 2013-11-23 1129 S51RJ           15 W1UE             5
> 21013 CW 2013-11-23 1138 PA0CT           14 W1UE             5
> 28081 CW 2013-11-23 1209 ZS6TQ           38 W1UE             5
> 21018 CW 2013-11-23 1224 ON7SS           14 W1UE             5
> 21018 CW 2013-11-23 1227 HB9CIC          14 W1UE             5
> 21000 CW 2013-11-23 1234 G3R             14 W1UE             5
> 21000 CW 2013-11-23 1242 OK1AOU          15 W1UE             5
> 21000 CW 2013-11-23 1245 UT7LW           16 W14VE            5
> 28024 CW 2013-11-23 1257 PA0SKP          14 W1UE             5
> 28000 CW 2013-11-23 1258 RN6AJ           16 W1UE             5
> 28000 CW 2013-11-23 1315 LA2MOA          14 W1UE             5
> 28023 CW 2013-11-23 1335 DL7UIO          14 W1UE             5
> 28023 CW 2013-11-23 1339 G3IZD           14 W1UE             5
> 28010 CW 2013-11-23 1339 DL3WKG          14 W1UE             5
> 28000 CW 2013-11-23 1344 SM5Q            14 W1UE             5
> 28024 CW 2013-11-23 1347 SM5COP          14 W1UE             5
> 28024 CW 2013-11-23 1350 ON9CC           14 W1UE             5
> 28023 CW 2013-11-23 1357 UT7EL           16 W1UE             5
> 28024 CW 2013-11-23 1408 EA3NO           14 W1UE             5
> 28024 CW 2013-11-23 1408 PG2AA           14 W1UE             5
> 28023 CW 2013-11-23 1413 DK3YD           14 W1UE             5
> 28024 CW 2013-11-23 1413 S51NM           15 W2VE             5
> 28000 CW 2013-11-23 1417 DL8UKE          14 W1UE             5
> 28000 CW 2013-11-23 1423 EA5ARC          14 W1UE             5
> 28024 CW 2013-11-23 1430 OK1RIG          15 W1UE             5
> 28023 CW 2013-11-23 1432 R7AM            16 W1UE             5
> 28024 CW 2013-11-23 1446 OK2SAR          15 W1UE             5
> 28024 CW 2013-11-23 1449 GW4J            14 W1UE             5
> 28024 CW 2013-11-23 1452 R3LC            16 W1UE             5
> 28023 CW 2013-11-23 1453 9A3B            15 W1UE             5
> 28000 CW 2013-11-23 1459 G3R             14 W1UE             5
> 28023 CW 2013-11-23 1513 DJ6UP           14 W1UE             5
> 28000 CW 2013-11-23 1519 DL7UMK          14 W1UE             5
> 28000 CW 2013-11-23 1529 HB9AZZ          14 W1UE             5
> 28000 CW 2013-11-23 1530 HB9TXE          14 W2VE             5
> 28000 CW 2013-11-23 1531 OK1MDK          15 W1UE             5
> 21017 CW 2013-11-23 1622 HB9DDE          14 W1UE             5
> 21017 CW 2013-11-23 1625 YL3GX           15 W1UE             5
> 21000 CW 2013-11-23 1630 XE2FGC           6 W1UE             5
> 21000 CW 2013-11-23 1644 DM5Z            14 W1HE             5
> 21025 CW 2013-11-23 1710 LA9WDA          14 N1VE             5
> 14007 CW 2013-11-23 1713 SV9DJO          20 W2VE             5
> 14000 CW 2013-11-23 1845 HA1SN           15 W1UE             5
> 14000 CW 2013-11-23 1851 LY2AX           15 W1UE             5
> 14030 CW 2013-11-23 1851 K1TH             5 W1UE             5
> 14000 CW 2013-11-23 1904 DK1YY           14 W1UE             5
> 14000 CW 2013-11-23 1904 DL9CW           14 W1UE             5
> 14000 CW 2013-11-23 1910 SP5GDY          15 W1UE             5
> 14000 CW 2013-11-23 1929 SP6NIC          15 W1UE             5
> 14030 CW 2013-11-23 2006 DK5JM           14 W1UE             5
> 14000 CW 2013-11-23 2008 DJ6BS           14 W1UE             5
> 14000 CW 2013-11-23 2009 IT9PPG          15 W1UE             5
> 14031 CW 2013-11-23 2018 HB9DDE          14 W1UE             5
> 14000 CW 2013-11-23 2019 IZ2CEF          15 K1VE             5
>  7000 CW 2013-11-23 2107 LA7DHA          14 W1UE             5
>  7000 CW 2013-11-23 2118 DL7UMK          14 W1UE             5
>  7006 CW 2013-11-23 2121 YR1A            20 W1UE             5
>  7006 CW 2013-11-23 2126 DK5JM           14 W1UE             5
>  7006 CW 2013-11-23 2126 SM5COP          14 W1UE             5
>  7006 CW 2013-11-23 2129 PA0SKP          14 W1UE             5
>  7006 CW 2013-11-23 2142 DK3WJ           14 W1UE             5
>  7006 CW 2013-11-23 2142 G3SVL           14 W1UE             5
> 21000 CW 2013-11-23 2156 JF0EBM          25 W1UE             5
> 21000 CW 2013-11-23 2207 PV8ADI          11 W1UE             5
>  7000 CW 2013-11-23 2223 DL2RUG          14 W1UE             5
>  7005 CW 2013-11-23 2227 G3P             14 W1UE             5
>  7005 CW 2013-11-23 2228 OK1LO           15 W1UE             5
>  7000 CW 2013-11-23 2237 DF6RI           14 W1UE             5
>  7000 CW 2013-11-23 2237 DJ9CN           14 W1UE             5
>  7000 CW 2013-11-23 2254 OK2SGW          15 W1UE             5
>  7000 CW 2013-11-23 2258 DL6MIG          14 W1UE             5
>  7005 CW 2013-11-23 2306 SP4JCQ          15 EW1VE           16
>  7005 CW 2013-11-23 2315 PA0SKP          14 W1FE             5
>  7025 CW 2013-11-23 2320 GW3NAS          14 W2VE             5
>  7000 CW 2013-11-23 2324 SQ3A            15 W1UE             5
>  7005 CW 2013-11-23 2327 DL3RHN          14 W1UE             5
>  7005 CW 2013-11-23 2335 9A3B            15 W1UE             5
> 14028 CW 2013-11-24 0031 BY1CW           24 W2VE             5
> 14028 CW 2013-11-24 0033 RA0QQ           19 W1UE             5
>  3500 CW 2013-11-24 0125 DL4FAP          14 W1UE             5
> 14052 CW 2013-11-24 0214 JE7JDL          25 W1UE             5
>  7027 CW 2013-11-24 0329 TM6M            14 W1UE             5
>  7031 CW 2013-11-24 0331 ZW8T            11 W1UE             5
>  3516 CW 2013-11-24 0429 OH5Z            15 W1KE             5
>  3500 CW 2013-11-24 0525 F5NKX           14 W1UE             5
>  3500 CW 2013-11-24 0535 F5CT            14 W1UE             5
>  3500 CW 2013-11-24 0541 DL7UMK          14 W1UE             5
>  3531 CW 2013-11-24 0653 HC1WDT          10 W1UE             5
>  7041 CW 2013-11-24 0736 PA3EMN          14 W1UE             5
>  7000 CW 2013-11-24 0901 JA1JKG          25 W1EE             5
>  7031 CW 2013-11-24 1027 JF1SQC          25 W1WE             5
> 14034 CW 2013-11-24 1128 OU2W            14 W1HE             5
> 21007 CW 2013-11-24 1220 LZ1NT           20 W1UE             5
> 21006 CW 2013-11-24 1222 HA30S           15 W1UE             5
> 21005 CW 2013-11-24 1247 DL8MBS          14 W1UE             5
> 28000 CW 2013-11-24 1310 OE2UKL          15 W1UE             5
> 28014 CW 2013-11-24 1318 HA3HX           15 W1UE             5
> 28015 CW 2013-11-24 1319 YL2AG           15 W1FE             5
> 28000 CW 2013-11-24 1320 ES2TT           15 W1UE             5
> 28000 CW 2013-11-24 1323 YU7KM           15 W1UE             5
> 28000 CW 2013-11-24 1324 VU2CDP          22 W1UE             5
> 28014 CW 2013-11-24 1324 OK1XC           15 W2VE             5
> 28015 CW 2013-11-24 1327 SM4DQE          14 W1UE             5
> 28015 CW 2013-11-24 1336 SB0A            14 W1UE             5
> 28000 CW 2013-11-24 1355 I1EIS           15 W1FE             5
> 28000 CW 2013-11-24 1356 OK1GS           15 W1UE             5
> 28000 CW 2013-11-24 1413 R6CW            16 W2VE             5
> 28015 CW 2013-11-24 1425 OM4EX           15 W1UE             5
> 28014 CW 2013-11-24 1435 YO2IS           20 W1UE             5
> 21048 CW 2013-11-24 1445 GM4X            14 W1UE             5
> 21047 CW 2013-11-24 1458 UT7NI           16 W1UE             5
> 28011 CW 2013-11-24 1520 EI8JX           14 W1UE             5
> 28000 CW 2013-11-24 1524 I1EIS           15 W1UE             5
> 28011 CW 2013-11-24 1527 EA3KN           14 W1VT             5
> 28000 CW 2013-11-24 1530 S58RU           15 W2VE             5
> 28000 CW 2013-11-24 1533 TM5T            14 W1UE             5
> 28000 CW 2013-11-24 1536 EU3AA           16 W1UE             5
> 28025 CW 2013-11-24 1545 OK2EC           15 W1JE             5
> 28000 CW 2013-11-24 1546 OZ4KG           14 W1UE             5
> 28011 CW 2013-11-24 1613 VE6SQ            4 W1UE             5
> 21060 CW 2013-11-24 1620 SV9DJO          20 W1UE             5
> 28011 CW 2013-11-24 1620 M0TDW           14 W1UE             5
> 28000 CW 2013-11-24 1635 DK1YY           14 W1UE             5
> 28010 CW 2013-11-24 1640 LA3LJ           14 K1VE             5
> 21000 CW 2013-11-24 1714 TM5CD           14 W1FE             5
> 28114 CW 2013-11-24 1812 PY2MTV          11 W1UE             5
> 14000 CW 2013-11-24 1845 EI7CC           14 W1UE             5
> 14028 CW 2013-11-24 1846 DF3AX           14 W1UE             5
> 14085 CW 2013-11-24 1912 PA5KT           14 W1UE             5
> 14000 CW 2013-11-24 1928 DL0NG           14 W1UE             5
> 14018 CW 2013-11-24 1929 SK3W            14 W1UE             5
> 14018 CW 2013-11-24 1931 R1CT            16 W1UE             5
> 14018 CW 2013-11-24 1931 G4MUL           14 W1UE             5
> 14018 CW 2013-11-24 1932 EA5DFV          14 W1UE             5
> 14018 CW 2013-11-24 1932 OL1C            15 W1UE             5
> 14018 CW 2013-11-24 1933 DL5NEN          14 W1UE             5
> 14018 CW 2013-11-24 1934 G0LHZ           14 W1UE             5
> 14018 CW 2013-11-24 1935 F6FDR           14 W1UE             5
> 14000 CW 2013-11-24 1935 ON4TO           14 W1UE             5
> 14018 CW 2013-11-24 1937 EA1FA           14 W1UE             5
> 14018 CW 2013-11-24 1937 EA7OT           14 W1UE             5
> 14018 CW 2013-11-24 1938 DL4ZA           14 W1UE             5
> 14000 CW 2013-11-24 1939 DF6RI           14 W1UE             5
> 14018 CW 2013-11-24 1943 PA0LOU          14 W1UE             5
> 14000 CW 2013-11-24 1950 I2JIN           15 W1UE             5
> 14018 CW 2013-11-24 1952 DK1CO           14 W1UE             5
> 14018 CW 2013-11-24 1954 HB9CA           14 W1UE             5
> 14000 CW 2013-11-24 1959 LY2BKT          15 W1UE             5
> 14018 CW 2013-11-24 2005 GI0RQK          14 W1UE             5
> 14025 CW 2013-11-24 2022 TM2Y            14 W1UE             5
> 14058 CW 2013-11-24 2032 PA3ACA          14 W1UE             5
> 14058 CW 2013-11-24 2034 KB7H             3 W1UE             5
> 14058 CW 2013-11-24 2034 VE2LX            5 W1VG             5
>  1827 CW 2013-11-24 2204 MW0EDX          14 W1UE             5
>  7000 CW 2013-11-24 2239 IK3DVY          15 W2VE             5
>  7026 CW 2013-11-24 2244 DL4ZA           14 W1UE             5
>  7004 CW 2013-11-24 2255 ES9C            15 W1VT             5
>  3516 CW 2013-11-24 2341 LY4A            15 W1UE             5
>
>
> My bet is that many of these people were convinced by a bad packet
> spot that I was W1UE, even thought I sent my call EVERY time.  See the
> bunch from 1912z - 1959?   That had to be a bad spot.
>
> So, people, you have to copy the on-the-air CW!   And, despite the
> controversy, you have to send your call often.
>
>
> 73, Gerry W1VE -- see ya in ARRL DX CW next weekend.
>
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