TopBand: Grid Square Look up site?

[John Mitchell]

What would Stew Perry decide?

Isn't the important thing working the DX?  Or is it ensuring everyone knows
this obscure bit of data relating to their location?

Besides if you call CQ TEST and they reply, aren't they in the TEST???

K4IQ
At 16:38 12/27/98 -0800, Patrick Dayshaw wrote:
>
>
>Considering that the entire Stew Perry exchange IS the call plus "four
>character grid square" are these contacts even considered valid?  Doesn't
>seem like they should be any more than a Sweepstakes exchange would be if it
>was missing data.  Seems like the contest should be run during the contest
>not after the fact, but of course that's up to the sponsor.  (Sorry, just
>another one of those fools that actually reads and try's to abide by the
>rules.)
>
>Patrick
>WA7VNI
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-topband@contesting.com
>[mailto:owner-topband@contesting.com]On Behalf Of jim funk
>Sent: Sunday, December 27, 1998 03:22 PM
>To: topband@contesting.com
>Subject: TopBand: Grid Square Look up site?
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>
>
>How do we handle those this year?  Seems last year there was a way to score
>contacts with stations who didn't know their grids?  My only one this time
>was a YV.... (only SA heard/worked).>
>
>73, Jim N9JF
>
>
>  A
>>couple people called in during SP from Carib and SA who give cities but
>>didn't know their Grids.
>>
>>73,
>>John K4IQ
>>
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