[UK-CONTEST] STROKE QRP SHOULD I LOG IT?

[Colin]

Under normal circumstances I would agree with Andy, but historically 
logs are kept for regulatory purposes to identify possible causes of 
interference.   /QRP is not a regulatory requirement and does not 
therefore form part of the callsign.

73

Colin, G3PSM

On 11/04/2010 09:29, Andy Chadwick wrote:
> Alex,
>
> The callsign received should be logged as sent.
> The originating station (sender) determines what his callsign is, not the
> receiving operator.
>
> Many, especially contesters, will have you believe otherwise for reasons of
> convenience, contesting rules,
> logging software, perceived knowledge of legalities, dislike of operators
> appending their callsigns legally
> or otherwise... One should log the call as sent, as an accurate record of
> the contact.
>
> The fundamental issue is that the sender determines his callsign and it
> should be logged accurately as received.
>
> 73,  Andy
>
> ZC4VJ
>
> On 11 April 2010 00:01, Alex GM3ZBE<alex at gm3zbe.plus.com>  wrote:
>
>    
>> Hi
>> In the last 80M CC CW contest I worked a YU who signed /qrp.  Should I
>> log him as  YU***/qrp, since that was what he sent?  If I don't do I
>> lose the point?  Presumably his entered callsign for the contest is not
>> deemed to be suffixed /qrp?
>> Alex
>>
>> --
>>
>> Alex, GM3ZBE ~~~~ Kingdom of Fife ~~~ IO86lf ~~~
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>> De Montfort University ARS,
>> Kingdom Amateur Radio Society (KARS)
>> GMDX Group, CDXC, Aberdeen ARS
>> Previous callsigns GM8BYG, G3ZBE
>> Holder of GM4BRN club call.
>>
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