[Dx-qsl] Rcvd: 5A7A... but...

[Ron Notarius W3WN]

Well, the long awaited 5A7A QSL via DL9USA came today... yes, I too got the
"self adhisive air mail envelop!" sticker... but I have a problem.

I had 4 QSO's with 5A7A -- one each on 75 SSB & 80 CW before the CQ WW
contest, one each on 80 & 40 CW during the contest.

However, the on-line log showed me with six QSO's -- an additional one on 80
CW, and one on 40 RTTY (I am not currently equipped for RTTY!)  But I wasn't
worried about it, as I figured they'd just confirm the ones I showed on my
QSL.  (That's what's happened to me before... for example, the TI9M
DXpedition on-line log showed a 40 CW QSO, which I didn't log or QSL because
I didn't hear the confirmation in amongst the carriers, so it wasn't on my
card to them, and it wasn't on their card back to me!)

The card shows 4 QSO's confirmed:  One each, 75 SSB, 80 CW, 40 CW, 40 RTTY.

Now what?

The "dupe" 80 CW QSO not being listed doesn't bother me except in
principle... but the 40 RTTY one does.  I shouldn't be holding a QSL
confirming a QSO I never made.  More importantly, though, is that it does
make me question how carefully DL9USA and his helpers are actually checking
the logs; I would hate to hear that the DXCC desk holds up DXCC credits for
everyone if a question arises with them about the integrity of DL9USA's QSL
methods.  Finally, if they're printing labels based on their logs (which is
what the on-line logs are supposed to be based on, right?) then why aren't
all six QSO's shown -- why just four?

Most importantly, of course, is that someone's 40 RTTY QSO & 80 CW QSO got
busted and put under my call.  I wish I knew whose, and what if anything
could be done about that too.

Any thoughts, or should I just log the card and forget about it?

73, ron w3wn