Topband: ARRL 160

[W0MU]

Ok,

But in the other case where you said to remove the contact the DX is 
sure to get a busted qso right?  It is in  his log but not in the log of 
the K7?

Am I wrong here?


On 12/5/2016 3:22 PM, Tree wrote:
> If a station busts your callsign or QTH - they will lose credit for the QSO
> - not you.
>
> If they badly mangle your callsign - it is possible you might end up with a
> not-in-log - which results in a penalty of an additional QSO.
>
> As practical examples:
>
> If they copied KA1O instead of KA1J and have your QTH correct - your QSO
> will count and they will have a busted callsign.
>
> However, if they copy your call as K1AO - then you are probably going to
> get a not-in-log.  This happens to all of use and we lose a QSO or two when
> perhaps we shouldn't - but it does reward those who make an effort to try
> and get someone who obviously has our callsign wrong to get it corrected
> while still in the QSO process.
>
> Tree N6TR
>
> On Mon, Dec 5, 2016 at 2:07 PM, Gary Smith <Gary at ka1j.com> wrote:
>
>> This chatter has got me thinking about
>> something I have wondered often. Seems
>> like this might be a good place to ask
>> about it.
>>
>> What happens if the other station copies
>> your call or info wrong? Do both scores
>> take a hit?
>>
>> For instance; I work W1AW he copies KA1J
>> and copies CO instead of CT.
>>
>> Or... W1AW copies KA1O and CT.
>>
>> Both stations send in their logs. Would I
>> take a hit if the other operator gets it
>> wrong?
>>
>> So many times during the contests
>> now-a-days people don't acknowledge the
>> contact and immediately go back to CQ TEST
>> or scroll on by if they are S&P & I'm in a
>> run. I've often wondered if there is a
>> penalty to both sides or if the robot
>> looks for a match and only penalizes the
>> one who made the mistake.
>>
>> 73,
>>
>> Gary
>> KA1J
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