[RTTY] RTTY WPX ZC4LI SOSB/20 HP

[Tom Moore]

The other side of that coin is that I had at least 10 or 15 'dupe' calls for 
which "I knew perfectly well" had called me earlier and acknowledged my 
report with my call correctly.. It really doesn't bother me too much because 
I always work dupes (as fast as I can) and press on.  But I often wonder 
..why? Whats going on here? Do they log my call wrong after working me 
correctly? Did they just not log me at all? That's happend to me 
ocassionally when in S&P mode (forget to hit the enter button). Some times 
the caller will not send my call so I don't know what he logs and I'm not 
about to interrupt a good run to attempt to 'make' him send my call! If I 
call (S&P) someone and he says I'm a dupe. I instantly figure its his loss 
and that I just have to get one more to replace him. I never argue with 
them; just press on as fast as I can. All one can do ..is his best to ensure 
the other station has your call correctly and you have and log his correctly 
'when' you make the contact. Trying to do anything about it later is time 
consuming 'always' costing you more time and less Q's. No one wins when 
attempting to do that. Those who even think about sending 'B4' are setting 
themselves up for lost QSOs.

Tom WX4TM


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Rhodes" <k0xu at longlines.com>
To: <gm4kln at cairn-ltd.co.uk>; "'Steve and Judy'" <hodgson at cytanet.com.cy>
Cc: <rtty at contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2008 8:52 AM
Subject: Re: [RTTY] RTTY WPX ZC4LI SOSB/20 HP


>I think I will have a macro that says something like "OK YOU LOSE THE Q"
> Maybe that will get someone's attention.
>
> At 07:42 AM 2/11/2008, Ian GM4KLN wrote:
>>Steve
>>
>>Interesting you should comment on "B4"....even with my ultra-modest
>>total/setup I was told by about half a dozen stations "B4" when I know
>>perfectly well I had not worked them....I wonder if folk sometimes rely on
>>software lists instead of what is seen on the screen?  I thought it was an
>>aide, not a replacement :-)
>>
>>73, Ian GM4KLN
>>
>>
>>
>> > Gripes.
>> > If I call you you are not in my log. I tried to make a Q with JF1RYU
>> > at least 6 times, he persisted in sending ''QSO B4'' I even sent him
>> > a msg saying that he was not in my log - to no avail, so JF1RYU is
>> > NIL. My philosophy is to work everything dupe or not !!
>>
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