[WIQPmail] Log question

[Tom Macon]

Rob -

There's an old contesting adage that you log what you hear, and you can't go wrong with that.

But in your logger, you can save a little typing if you log just the base callsign in the callsign field and the county/state into the exchange field. After the first Q with a particular station, the logger's Dupe indication should go away as soon as you enter a different county, so this shouldn't be a problem.  FWIW, our log check software automatically removes appended info if it matches the exchange info. This makes dupe checking more reliable.

On-the-air protocol is a different matter. Mobiles/portables/rovers usually append their current county to their callsign. This is a clue that the next time you hear him, his county will probably be different and you can work him again.  Also, out-of-state fixed stations calling CQ often append their state to avoid calls from other out-of-staters.

The protocol stuff is more important on CW but something equivalent is usually used on phone. Of course there are variations among different ops.

I hope this helps and thanks for coming to Wisconsin!

 - Tom, K9BTQ
   WIQP team
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Rolf Krogstad 
  To: Robert Lunsford ; Wisconsin QSO Party Reflector 
  Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2016 2:07 PM
  Subject: Re: [WIQPmail] Log question


  My two cents worth.....I signed NR0T/county.
  My reasoning was that this would create a unique callsign in the other ham's database.  Otherwise they would get a DUPE notification from their logging software.
  Most software packages either allow DUPES or give the option of Rejecting or Allowing Dupes.
  It is also obvious to the people answering my CQ that I have changed county without having to wait for me to make an exchange.


  Rolf  NR0T


  On Tue, Mar 15, 2016 at 1:01 PM, Robert Lunsford via WIQP-Mail <wiqp-mail at warac.org> wrote:

    My first time doing WIQP so need to ask.  Some stations who were mobile signed with their call / county and other just their call and a couple did it differently in different counties.  What is the appropriate way to log these so as to not confuse your robot?


    Rob KB8UEY
    1/3 of K1CCN

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