[CQ-Contest] NIL increases

[Barry]

Do you ID after every QSO?

Barry W2UP

On 4/13/2016 13:15, Ed Sawyer wrote:
> Anyone else notice a significant increase in NIL over the past couple of
> years and said "what gives?" and also wonder why the dupe rate of notable
> callsigns is rising?  Now that I am starting to "try" and record contests, I
> have discovered the answer.
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> People are pouncing on spots, calling you, and moving on.  Except you
> weren't the one spotted.  They didn't check.  Literally 24 of the 27 NILs I
> had in CQWW SSB were this, while I was running.  I could listen very
> carefully to the noise floor plus before and after to be sure there was no
> one else trading Qs with me running that I couldn't hear.  Only in one case
> did that sound possible.  Plus there are usually a number of those in a row
> when that is happening, and these are random through the weekend.
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> Get used to it getting worse as time goes on.  Better work that DUPE.  He
> doesn't think he worked you.
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> 73
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> Ed  N1UR
>
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