Topband: K1N On Line Log

[Doug Renwick]

>From my experience including being part of dxpeditions, several things can
happen.  I have had cases where I clearly worked the station only to get a
NIL.  And that included P5.  If the contact is for a new band then I make
sure I am in the log.  With a good on line log it isn't necessary to doubt
the contact or make a duplicate.  Some dxpeditions even have real time on
line logs.
As far as making a second contact in 10 minutes, I can see some reasons.
The first contact was iffy.  Did he actually send my call sign, or I wasn't
able to copy clearly due to QRM or QRN.  Propagation has improved and I have
a better copy.  The dxpedition was sending cw so fast my brain couldn't
copy.
There are cases that I call 'once in a life time propagation'.  Propagation
to far away places on 160m that one will never witness it again.  Like
working EY8MM from VE5.
On the dxpedition side mistakes will happen.  The on the air contact is made
but something gets screwed up and the contact doesn't get logged or gets
accidentally deleted from the log.
I remember a case where my qso didn't appear in the on line log after the
dxpedition was over.  I emailed the qsl manager. They checked and found that
they had forgot to unload that log.
So I have my reasons, not excuses, for my operating practices, based on my
experience.

Doug

I wasn't born in Saskatchewan, but I got here as soon as I could.

-----Original Message-----

The 160 operator last night was "complaining" about all of the dupes. He 
thought he had at least 50 dupe QSOs in the evening (this was about 9:30 
EST). Some people will just do dupes. In XV there were many that I worked 
that called me again in maybe 10 minutes (I was posting to LoTW and eQSL 
within 24 hours).

73, Larry  W6NWS



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