I worked someone, actually a club station, three times this weekend. Each time, they called me. I worked them. Hopefully one of them will be in the log.
Ed Parish, K1EP [email protected] On Mon, Jan 26, 2026, 13:47 <[email protected]> wrote: > Good point, Jon. > > I always work and log dupes, even though they are especially irritating to > me but I understand there is a "human factor" involved regardless of the > level of computer assistance or artificial intelligence assistance is > applied. In my specific personal case, you can read that as human error on > my part!! > > I made a comment about dupes in my 3830 soap box posting which I > customarily do but regardless, work 'em again because as to your point it > only takes a few seconds and may save you a penalty! > > 73 Joel W5ZN/ZF2ZN > > -----Original Message----- > From: Topband <[email protected]> On > Behalf Of Jon Zaimes, AA1K via Topband > Sent: Monday, January 26, 2026 10:25 AM > To: TopBand List <[email protected]> > Subject: Topband: Contest dupes > > Sometime during the second night of this weekend's CQ 160 meter CW > contest, I answered a W station that was calling CQ. They came back with > "dupe" though they were not in my log. I said "no" and sent a report. They > came back with "already worked" and didn't send me a report. I repeated > "not in log" and sent a report. They came back with a time that I was > apparently in their log. But they were not in my log. > Since it was a slow period I persisted and they finally sent me a report. > But this fellow wasted far more of both of our time than if he had just > worked me when I called. There is no penalty for working a dupe -- the log > checkers just ignore duplicates. Had I not persisted, however, this W > station would have been penalized since his alleged QSO was not in my log. > So folks, if someone calls you and you think it is a dupe, just work 'em > again. They may have actually been working someone else, or flubbed entry > on the keyboard of your callsign. Just log it a second time if you think it > is a dupe. > > > 73/Jon > > Jon P. Zaimes, AA1K > Tower climber for hire > Felton, Delaware > http://www.aa1k.us/ > > > Reviews of AA1K tower work on eham website: > http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/12922 > > Hug your favorite tower every day, and always stay connected to it. > _________________ > Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband > Reflector > > > _________________ > Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband > Reflector > _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
