[UK-CONTEST] VU7LD and "Not In Log"

[Alex GM3ZBE]

Fred (BUO), I tried your suggestion using wildcards in the VU7 log search,
but no success.

Dave (TBK) Maybe you're right and I was the victim of some silly B----r
messing about, I don't understand what motivates such people.  The reply
matched the VU7 in speed, signal strength and timing though, so I will never
know.

Never mind, maybe better luck next time, I think I will make a few insurance
contacts though, not something I normally do.
Alex

-----Original Message-----
From: uk-contest-bounces at contesting.com
[mailto:uk-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Dave Cree
Sent: 03 January 2007 15:41
To: uk-contest at contesting.com
Subject: [UK-CONTEST] VU7LD and "Not In Log"

My commiserations Alex,  very frustrating.

I don't know if the following was happening with VU7, but several times 
during  the current 1A4A operation I have heard a "pirate" working 
stations in the pile-up, as well as the genuine station. As those worked 
by the pirate then stop calling, they obviously do not realise they 
don't have a genuine contact. I know this has also happened to me whilst 
operating from overseas.  The pirates ape the genuine operator well, and 
at times are almost indistinguisable. On one occasion I went  QRT to go 
to work. When I arrived in the office and logged on to the cluster I 
found "I" was still running the pile-up!  Lots of not-in log notes 
written on returned QSL cards. All very sad, but becoming more and more 
frequent.

  73 es HNY, Dave
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