[RTTY] [WriteLog] Unclaimed QSOs were deleted from Cabrillo file

[J. Edward (Ed) Muns]

I don't consider this a WriteLog problem.  In fact, I think this WriteLog
feature is useful.

While it is true that the Cabrillo format does not allow you to mark QSO
entries as "not-for-credit", it probably doesn't matter.  I don't know of
any log checking process that somehow penalizes logs with blank entries.
Penalties only occur if there is an entry in the call sign field but the
exchange is busted, or blank, or the QSO is not in the other station's log.
If there is any possibility that an incomplete QSO entry in your log is
related to a QSO entry that is, or might be, in another station's log, I
feel the sportsmanlike thing to do is leave your incomplete entry in your
Cabrillo log.  This guards against the other station getting a NIL penalty
due to your logging error.  If you are sure that the QSO is not in another
log (including you having busted the call sign in your log), then it is OK
to mark it "Unclaimed" in WriteLog so that it does not appear in your
submitted Cabrillo log.

73,
Ed - W0YK 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: writelog-bounces at contesting.com 
> [mailto:writelog-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Jerry Flanders
> Sent: Monday, 22 January, 2007 08:32
> To: writelog at contesting.com
> Cc: secc at contesting.com; rtty at contesting.com
> Subject: [WriteLog] Unclaimed QSOs were deleted from Cabrillo file
> 
> After the UK-DX RTTY contest was over I noticed a couple of 
> blank serial nr spaces in my WriteLog log, so thought I would 
> "unclaim" 
> them to simplify the contest committee's log check process 
> and to avoid any penalty to me for reporting a bad exchange.
> 
> After WL created the Cabrillo file, I discovered they had 
> been completely removed!!!
> 
> Whazzup with that? Those two stations I worked don't deserve 
> any NIL penalty just because I screwed up logging the 
> exchange! And I don' 
> t(?) deserve a penalty either.
> 
> I went back and "claimed" them and submitted a Cabrillo that 
> has them listed (with blanks).
> 
> It seems to me there should be a way to deal with this 
> situation within the WL Cabrillo file so that the contest 
> robot can see that I am reporting that the Qs took place, but 
> I am not claiming them for my credit.
> 
> Do other contesting programs handle this differently?
> 
> Please FWD this to a Cabrillo reflector, if it exists.
> 
> Jerry W4UK
> 
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