[CQ-Contest] Chasing W1AW Stations

[David Siddall]

I reviewed my 2014 ARRL DX contest LCR and was puzzling over how so
many contestants not only got my state wrong, but almost always
inserted "VA" even though I am "K3" ZJ.  It's not SCP because I
haven't operated from "VA" for a very long time . . . . Furthermore,
this mistake almost always was by a station that CALLED ME during a
run. So I have to assume that they could hear me well, and even if
they didn't, I was giving out my state repeatedly so they could stay
on frequency until they got it.

Now I understand -- my FCC license address is in VA where I reside,
even though I rarely (almost never) operate from that state.  Instead
of entering what they hear, they either enter my licensed address or
accept it if it is pre-filled by this software.

I guess this works for 90+ percent of the time.  But entering what one
actually copies is the objective.

73,

Dave K3ZJ


> On Sep 14, 2014, at 12:09 AM, "Radio K0HB" <kzerohb at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> My logger, Log4OM, does an instant lookup at QRZ as soon as the cursor leaves the callsign field, and rotates my antenna based on the grid lookup.
>
>
>
>
> 73, de Hans, K0HB
> "Just a Boy and his Radio"
>         7⃣3⃣
>
>> On Sat, Sep 13, 2014 at 11:04 PM, Joe <nss at mwt.net> wrote:
>>
>> I suppose he could have a callbook on his computer,, that would be fast
>> enough I guess?  Going to qrz seems that it would be too slow ya know?
>> Joe WB9SBD
>> Sig
>> The Original Rolling Ball Clock
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>>> On 9/13/2014 10:42 PM, Radio K0HB wrote:
>>> Sat and listened to him do it for at least 15 minutes before I broke
>>> his pile up.
>>>
>>>
>>> 73, de Hans, K0HB
>>> "Just a Boy and his Radio"
>>> 7⃣3⃣
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sat, Sep 13, 2014 at 10:40 PM, Joe <nss at mwt.net
>>> <mailto:nss at mwt.net>> wrote:
>>>
>>>  That fast?
>>>  He was running pretty fast probably a qso rate of ohhh180 to 200 a
>>>  hour,at least 3 a minute.
>>>
>>>  Joe WB9SBD
>>>  Sig
>>>  The Original Rolling Ball Clock
>>>  Idle Tyme
>>>  Idle-Tyme.com
>>>  http://www.idle-tyme.com
>>>>  On 9/13/2014 8:49 PM, Dan Violette wrote:
>>>> Joe, He probably did not personally know you but looked you up
>>>  live on QRZ.
>>>> Dan KI6X
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: CQ-Contest [mailto:cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On
>>>  Behalf Of Joe
>>>> Sent: Saturday, September 13, 2014 7:45 AM
>>>> To: cq-contest at contesting.com
>>>> Subject: [CQ-Contest] Chasing W1AW Stations
>>>>
>>>> I know off topic some, But I just worked w1aw/0 at 14:24 on
>>>  18133 Worked him
>>>> first call and re replied with the reply etc. but then called me
>>>  by name,, I
>>>> have no idea who the op right now is. And unlike many of the other
>>>> operations I can't find a online schedule of what op's have what
>>>  time slots.
>>>>
>>>> I'd like to know who the op is.:-)
>>>>
>>>> Joe WB9SBD
>>>> --
>>>> Sig
>>>> The Original Rolling Ball Clock
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>>>> http://www.idle-tyme.com
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