[CQ-Contest] Bon Mot of the Year Award

[Steve Bookout]

Hello all,

My former call was NJ4F.  About 20 years ago, on a WPX CW contest, which 
has always been my favorite, we had stations coming back to us as 'N1VF' 
and even 'N14F' (as if we can do that one here in the states...)  It was 
such a mess, that a couple of the ops told me if I didn't do 'something' 
with the call, they wouldn't be back.  I got NR4M as a vanity call.

Fast forward to current times...  Now, I have issues with people 
mis-copying the call as NR-5-M.  I'm this is a case of not really 
copying the call, but clicking on a bad spot and not checking before 
sending their callsign.    Terrible thing to be operating during the 
typical Sunday afternoon doldrums and all of a sudden get a hugh pile up 
of stations who are all dupes, thinking they are working NR-5-M.  
Obviously, this is a would be a contest in which George, NR5M, is not 
participating in.

You just have to find a new frequency.

73 de Steve, NR4M


/10/2018 4:45:PM, Bill via CQ-Contest wrote:

> I have another way to do it.  If all of a sudden I get a big pile up loaded with dupes, I announce, I"I think I have been spotted with bad call.  My call is KH7XS, I repeat, KH7XS".  Some of the idiot point and click guys will still call but this usually does the trick.  A
>
>
> I HATE to give up a hard won run freq....especially on 20 or 40.
>
>
> Bill KH7XS
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: giwagner <giwagner at k5kg.com>
> To: py2ny <py2ny at arrl.net>; jpescatore <jpescatore at aol.com>
> Cc: 'CQ Contest' <CQ-Contest at contesting.com>
> Sent: Sat, Mar 10, 2018 5:53 pm
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Bon Mot of the Year Award
>
> Hello Vitor,
>
> A good way to handle the situation when you are getting repeated dupes from
> your call being mis-spotted, is to move your transmit frequency.  It will
> fix the problem.
>
> 73, George, K5KG
>
> ------------------------
> George I. Wagner
> Sarasota, Florida
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: CQ-Contest [mailto:cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of
> Vitor Santos
> Sent: Friday, March 09, 2018 11:28 AM
> To: jpescatore at aol.com
> Cc: CQ Contest
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Bon Mot of the Year Award
>
> PY2NY here...
>
> Oh, Lord, I suffered a lot with busted call PY2NR Sunday night in ARRL SSB.
>
> Dupe Dupe Dupe Dupe, after 15minutes I was tired to repeat that...
>
> Maybe because I am not doing contests enough hi hi
>
> All the best guys, thanks for those QSO's (dupes included) during the
> contest, and if you are in doubt, call me anyway.
>
> Bye bye and enjoy your weekend.
>
>
> Vitor PY2NY (& V26NY, SP9NY)
>
>
> --------------------------------
> PY2NY Vitor Luis Aidar dos Santos
> http://military-jeep-brasil.blogspot.com.br/
>
>
> 2018-03-09 8:03 GMT-03:00 jpescatore--- via CQ-Contest <
> cq-contest at contesting.com>:
>
>> All it takes is one busted spot of you on your run freq, especially on
>> Sunday, and you can quickly get DXCC or WAS in dupes.
>>
>>
>> I think I saw ZF9CW get mis-spotted on Sunday and swamped with dupes, too.
>>
>>
>> At least no BY1T spots on 160 and 10M this time...
>>
>>
>> 73 John K3TN
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