[CQ-Contest] Chasing W1AW Stations

[Paul Stoetzer]

When checking my LCR, several stations put "MD" instead of "DC."

There are many WAS databases out there which naturally report DC stations
as MD, but this will cost you a multiplier if you rely on that and not your
ears!

73,

Paul, N8HM

On Sun, Sep 14, 2014 at 2:33 PM, David Siddall <hhamwv at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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
> >> Idle Tyme
> >> Idle-Tyme.com
> >> http://www.idle-tyme.com
> >>> 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
> >>>> Idle Tyme
> >>>> Idle-Tyme.com
> >>>> http://www.idle-tyme.com
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