[Dx-qsl] Doesn't DXCC frown on this?

[Michael G. Carper]

Well, it was a dumb rule in the first place.  The odds of someone with a
call-sign close to my own call finding the right combination of DX station,
broken call... rough date and time... and finding it are unlikely.  Frankly,
if they have to get QSL cards that way, they probably won't get enough valid
ones to make a difference.

But this is a topic near and dear to my heart.

Today, I got cards returned by KU9C for PW0T and BQ9P indicating that these
QSOs weren't in the log.  Meanwhile, I've already confirmed 3 of 5 QSOs with
both of those operations.  I'm quite sure the op got my call wrong in the
log.  So for cryin' out loud - just look it up and correct it.  But
apparently, we don't do that - even when the mistake was not our fault and
we end up getting creamed by the pile-up and lose the QSO.  So we do what
everyone does...

We jump back into the pile-up - EVEN IF we're not sure that we're in the
log... adding to the QRM.

So personally, I think it's a good thing to let folks check the log while
the operation is in progress so we can either get them out of the pile-up or
let those who really do need to confirm a valid QSO do so.

...just my perspective.

Mike, WA9PIE

-----Original Message-----
From: dx-qsl-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:dx-qsl-bounces at mailman.qth.net]
On Behalf Of Paul M Dunphy
Sent: Monday, April 06, 2009 2:39 PM
To: DX QSL
Subject: Re: [Dx-qsl] Doesn't DXCC frown on this?

At 03:28 PM 4/6/2009, you wrote:
>
>In a message dated 06/04/2009 19:26:23 GMT Standard Time,
>aa4nn at earthlink.net writes:
>
>A huge  NONO.  Chances are the DXCC desk
>will not approve this  operation.
>de Joe, aa4nn
>
>
>Why do you say that, Joe?    If it's down to their on-line  log, that sort
of
>facility has been provided by most big DXpeditions in recent  years and
many
>hams have their searchable logs on line.
>
>Am I missing something?
>
>73 Bren G4DYO


     Bren, putting the date/time was the issue, not whether or not 
you worked them on a given band/mode.  However, as I said in a 
previous posting, I believe even that is OK now.

     The original rationale for not giving the date/time was it 
allowed people to fish around for something close to their call and 
hope the real guy didn't send for a card.  Then they could claim it 
was a busted call.  (Yes, apparently some did try this sort of stuff!)

73, Paul VE1DX 

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