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

[Larry Lindblom W0ETC]

IMHO, log checkers are God.  I don't always agree with God's will or dictums
but venting about it will not help or change anything. Life is to short to
get worked up over UNBs (I had more than my share of them in this one).  As
someone who at age 55 is working on strike 4 or is it 5, I guarantee you
life is all to short and filled with truly serious potential problems to get
worked up over small things. Enjoy what you can while you have it.

The main thing about log checking it is that it must be done consistently
for all logs, which appears to have occurred in this contest. And, I'll
guarantee you that operating a test is a lot more fun than checking logs.
If anyone doesn't like the way Eddie is doing this volunteer to help him and
see if that impact your thinking.


W0ETC
Just my 2 cents on this


----- 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 18:26 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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