[RTTY] SCC Logging question

[Robert Bajuk]

Hi Jon & others RTTY Contesters,

Thanks for pointing out this topic. There was a discussion about to sign or
not to sign /area for US hams. A lot of contesters support that idea and
have nothing against that, some others refuse to sign /area because FCC
rules don't require that. Rules are never good enough for all of us:-))

The answer on your question is very simple. I am talking on behalf of SCC
RTTY Contest Committee.

It is strongly suggested and correct to log it as you copied.  The claimed
score in the Cabrillo file is completely ignored and we recalculate and
rescore the logs when they are processed. For US station is not difficult to
check their real call area based on his state. Of course, it is much easier
for us if everyone would respect the rules and indicate their real call
area.

You might be deprived for the points in cases when one station didn't send
/area and he will not submit his log to the sponsors. Nothing can be done in
cases like that or better said - is too complicated:-))

In the cases when station somehow "concealed" their real location and call
area with the intention to improve the final score, final decision will be
reached by the Contest Committee. It may happen that log will be used as a
check log only or even more drastic measures can be taken in cases of
"deception".

But we all should know about the ham-spirit and fundamental principles of
hamradio or we forgot that?

73 Robert, S57AW
SCC RTTY Manager



----- Original Message -----
From: "Schulz Jonathan" <jonathan.schulz at siemens.com>
To: <rtty at contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2003 6:50 PM
Subject: [RTTY] SCC Logging question


> Hi RTTY Contesters,
>
> In this past weekends SCC Contest 2 points were credited for working
someone
> not in your own call area. 1 Point for working stations in your own call
> area
>
> So I work a W9 who I know by working in the past is not in W9 Land, (and
he
> confirmed this when I asked him) but he refuses to sign /call area he
really
> is in and basically tells me to p*ss off.
>
> Questions:
>
> Do I log him with the /area he really is in to get my 2 points, at the
risk
> of having the contact dinged (and potential penalty QSO lost) as I didn't
> copy the callsign as sent?
>
> <OR>
>
> Log it as I copied and hope the sponsors see the discrepancy between call
> area sent and address supplied, and give everyone the proper point credit
> anyway? Thinking that the claimed score in the Cabrillo file is ignored
> anyway I assume that the sponsors rescore the logs when they are
processed.
>
> My initial inclination Saturday night was to log /area, but after thinking
> about it I am leaning towards leaving it as logged (what I copied NOT what
I
> know to be true)
>
> In the big picture the 1 point I may or may not get is not going to give
me
> a winning score, however I just want to play by the rules and wish others
> would follow the rules as specified by the sponsors also.
>
> Comments welcomed, flames accepted
>
> 73
>
> Jon
> K9JS
>
> P.S. Those who use friend files please get latest and greatest versions so
> you may say Hi JON, NOT Hi Jim, but ultimately thanks for the Q no matter
> what you may call me ;-)
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