[VHFcontesting] Logging Rovers vs the log checking robots

[Keith Morehouse]

I'm having a off-line discussion with a experienced Rover and a question
has come up...

When I log a Rover (any Rover - as long as I know he's a Rover), it goes
into my log as xxxx/R.  This is how I've always done it and never had a
problem with log checking robots at ARRL or CQ.

But, what would the log checking bot think if I didn't include the /R and
then worked the same Rover in various grids (entering the proper exchange
for each one, of course).  Would those QSOs get dinged or is the robot
'smart' enough to know the call is (or could be) a Rover and is permissible
as long as the grid mult is different.

Funny thing is, a call like W9RM/R is not a valid USA callsign - it is more
likely a call for the Russian Republic, and many general logging programs
insist on categorizing it that way.

This question doesn't really have anything to do with submitting a contest
log.  It's what happens when you try to use the contest log .ADIF for
something else (like LoTW...).

Jay W9RM
DM58 CO

Keith J Morehouse
Managing Partner
Calmesa Partners G.P.
Olathe, CO