Re: Topband: What is a valid CW contact

2023-11-30 Thread Tim Shoppa
When you're trying to work a DXpedition outside a contest, I see no problem with checking live log and working them again until they get your call right. Things are different in a contest. I don't think contesters should be checking live logs. Quoting some rules: CQ 160: "Do not arrange or

Re: Topband: What is a valid CW contact

2023-11-30 Thread Wes Stewart via Topband
My sentiments exactly. Wes  N7WS On Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 11:10:16 AM MST, Ron Spencer via Topband wrote: I've never been DX (well, USVI but that's not rare nor hard to get to) so can't give a perspective from that viewpoint.  My thinking is this: you either got my call

Topband: What is a valid CW contact

2023-11-30 Thread Ron Spencer via Topband
I've never been DX (well, USVI but that's not rare nor hard to get to) so can't give a perspective from that viewpoint.  My thinking is this: you either got my call 100% right, or you didn't. Same standard as in a contest. If you logged something other than my call, then I didn't have a