[CQ-Contest] Do not rely on spots for copying callsigns

[john at kk9a.com]

On Thursday I received an email from the WPX committee encouraging me to submit my log from the 2024 WPX phone contest.  Apparently based on other submitted logs they know which stations were active and encourage them to submit a log for log checking or just as a friendly reminder.  This reminder was for the P40A callsign which I use in Aruba however I did not participate at all in this year’s contest from anywhere. My good friend P43A was very active on 15m and he was apparently mis-spotted once.  I am certain that Jean-Pierre correctly said his callsign but some stations just logged what was spotted.  I am not sure how many stations logged his callsign incorrectly but it was enough for the committee to send me the notice below:  This is just a reminder to not rely on spots for callsign data as they are sometimes not accurate!

 

John KK9A – P40A etc

 

 

From: CQ WPX Contest 
Sent: Thursday, April 4, 2024 5:41 PM
To: john at p40a.com
Subject: 2024 CQ WPX SSB - Please Send Your Log Reminder for: P40A

 

Hello P40A,

Your callsign shows up in logs we received for the 2024 CQ WPX SSB Contest.

Your contest log is important to us.

The information from the SSB QSOs you made on March 30-31, 2024, can help us improve our log checking processes.

PREFERRED METHOD: The preferred method of submitting the log is using the web upload option which will check for possible errors or inconsistencies. Logs in Cabrillo format can be uploaded, checked, and 

Thank you for being part of the 2024 CQ WPX SSB Contest.

73,

The CQ WPX Contest Committee