[WriteLog] RE; Pirate in CQWPX RTTY Contest

[Alan Maenchen]

It's not that uncommon for a newbie station (or even an OF in a QLF moment)
to send 599 instead of a serial number.

If this happens in several sequential QSOs, the log checker should figure it
out and accept a 599 serial number even if the other log shows the true, but
un-sent serial number. As a log checker in a different event, I see this all
the time.

In this situation, I would log 599 as the serial number even if only 8
minutes into the contest. ....However, I would first ask for a fill just to
be sure. You could actually jeopardize your QSO if you change it later
because the odds are the other stations' log shows 599 for all sent serial
numbers.  :-)

73, Alan  AD6E




Date: Tue, 16 Feb 2010 20:18:57 +0000
> From: John Griswold KK1X <kk1x at verizon.net>
> Subject: [WriteLog] RE; Pirate in CQWPX RTTY Contest
> To: writelog at contesting.com
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> > My first contact in the CQWPX RTTY Contest was with W0QG. In my log I
> > recorded 599 as to his Serial, so I contacted W0QG to obtain the correct
> > serial. This contact was made 8 minutes after the start.
> >
> I don't know how to ask this without inciting a flame war, but aren't
> you supposed to obtain the correct call sign and serial number DURING
> the contest?
>
> --
> John Griswold, KK1X
> mailto:kk1x at verizon.net
>