[VHFcontesting] Dupes...to log or NOT to log

[John (JK) Kalenowsky, K9JK]

Trying AGAIN to get a Subject change to be more reflective of the PRESENT 
discussion...remember folks...it IS possible to change the Subject.

Another facet is for the station who does NOT think the QSO is a 
dupe...likely it was a mis-entry due to bad typing, bad conditions, 
QRM...something like that so, if somebody told me we HAD already worked 
(i.e. it was a DUPE) and my logging program said we had NOT, I would actualy 
WELCOME the other station indicating to me the time or some info about the 
previous QSO that was in THEIR log (but not in mine)...a hot button for a 
"notes" screen that could pop up where I could make a quick entry and that 
would be linked to the "replacement" QSO would be a nice feature in a 
logging program.

Of course I still log on paper (still *my* "favorite" logging program) and 
enter into Excel, post contest, to make my Cabrillo formatted "QSO:" lines.

73, JK


>From: KA2AEV at aol.com
>To: VHFcontesting at contesting.com
>Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] contest logging software: current fave?
>Date: Mon, 3 Jul 2006 18:31:27 EDT
>
>
>This is true, I have Operated with Warren at many stations
>and the main thing to prevent is the loss of points for your side
>73 de Mike
>KA2AEV
>
>
>
>In a message dated 7/3/2006 3:53:27 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
>n2nk at optonline.net writes:
>
>It takes  far less time to log a dupe then it does to explain to them
>that they are  a dupe.  We have a standing rule at all the M/M
>operations I've been  part of... Log ALL Dupes!  It HURTS nothing, and
>might prevent a  penalty if that dupe DOES NOT have YOU in their log!
>
>73
>Warren -  K2BM
>Member of The N2NK Normanoch VHF contest club
>
>
>At 03:49 PM  7/3/2006, Jim Worsham wrote:
> >I have heard several people make this  comment and I just have to ask, 
>Why
> >would you want to log a  dupe?
> >
> >73
> >Jim, W4KXY
>
>