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

[Chris G3SJJ]

Yeah, I just can't get the hang of this new fangled Germany Three or 
Mexico Zero stuff. Golf Three or Mike Zero always fitted in my logging 
software but the new stuff doesn't!

73 SJJ


Andy Chadwick wrote:
> Still struggling with the cut figures Chris?
> Hope you're not logging all the phonetics too?!  They definitely won't fit
> in the logging software ;-)
>
> 73,
>
> Andy ZC4VJ
>
> On 11 April 2010 13:10, Chris G3SJJ <g3sjj at btinternet.com> wrote:
>
>   
>> I tend to agree with all your points Paul, specially in these days where
>> we need to save time! If we logged everything as sent we would lose a
>> lot of points. If someone sends TT1 do we log it as TT1?  What about
>> Zone 9 in CQWW - ENNN - ? or in recent years, zone 34 sent as ENN3V. In
>> the FOC Marathon I always send my number as A4A7.
>>
>> What about on SSB and a US station signs Portable 5? I have actually
>> seen contest logs where that was entered as /P5 and the multiplier for
>> North Korea claimed!!
>>
>> The /QRP point though is whether the station submits an entry. If he/she
>> doesn't then either the checking s/w or the final adjudicator can decide
>> on a majority basis. If the station does submit an entry my guess would
>> be that they would declare the true licence callsign, ie without the
>> /QRP. That is another reason why I would not log it.
>>
>> Chris G3SJJ / Fixed Portable (well the K3 can be carried around) /
>> Temporarily lower power (the amp is switched off)
>>
>> ps - Had to smile this morning, listening to an RW9 on 15m in the
>> Gagarin Contest, presumably. Unanswered CQs, his callsign sent 3 times
>> each CQ, yet Test speeded up!! Ah, of course, to save time!! (Erm, for
>> what??!!)
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Paul O'Kane wrote:
>>     
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Stewart Rolfe" <gw0etf at btinternet.com>
>>>
>>>
>>>       
>>>> But what about the maxim of logging (exactly) what you hear..?
>>>>
>>>>         
>>> It doesn't apply in contests.  You log what the other station
>>> should have sent - with the notable exception of RoPoCo.
>>>
>>> Anyway, back to the /QRP issue.  Why can't QRP callers earn
>>> their QSOs on the same terms as anyone else, and not beg for
>>> special treatment by appending /QRP to their call?
>>>
>>> I don't say it, send it or log it, and will work any other
>>> callers in preference to anyone signing /QRP.
>>>
>>> 73,
>>> Paul EI5DI
>>>
>>>
>>>
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