[WriteLog] Re: 2001 CQ/RJ RTTY WPX UBNs.

[John / NS1Z]

Well, what is it about Writelog that caused this problem????
 Enquiring minds really want to know...

----- Original Message -----
From: Eddie Schneider <edlyn@california.com>
To: Digital-DX Reflector <digital-dx@mla.nifty.ne.jp>
Cc: <rckrtty@egroups.de>; RTTY reflector <wf1b-rtty@wf1b.com>;
<writelog@contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2001 6:26 PM
Subject: Re: [WriteLog] Re: 2001 CQ/RJ RTTY WPX UBNs.


>
> Well now, seeing as Jim went public let me clarify this his
> particular 'incident'.
>
> AD1C wrote:
> > I too lost a QSO because the other fellow (who has been very
> active in
> > RTTY contests, just not this time) didn't bother to send in a log.
>
> The other fellow DID submit a log, in fact he sent it twice!
> The contact in question was a 'not in the log' problem, NOT a so
> called 'unique' problem.
> The other fellow appears correctly in numerous other logs.
> The other fellow failed to change bands in his software and logged
> AD1C on 20m instead of 80m.
>
> Now, tell me that this particular contact is valid and I'll go to
> the foot of my stairs.
>
> > * Penalizing a log because the unique call CAN be proven WRONG is
> fair.
>
> You beat your sweet bippy. (copyright Rowan and Martin's laugh-in).
>
> > * Penalizing a log because a unique call couldn't be proven
> CORRECT is
> > NOT fair.
>
> That depends.  e.g. FK8VHN or FK8HVN, which one is correct and
> participated in the contest?
> How come some stations with 1100+ Qs do not have a single 'unique'.
> Answers on a post card please :-)
>
> I thought the idea of giving contestants the privelege, not a God
> given right, to view their UBNs, was to assist them in taking MORE
> care when copying and logging call signs, rather than bickering
> about one Q lost here, another Q lost there.
>
> NO ONE in CQWW RTTY or CQWW WPX, lost a postion in their category
> placings.
>
> Eddie W6/G0AZT
>
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