[Dx4win] Speaking of /0

[AC0W]

John,

First time I've ever heard someone state to drop the /#. I once questioned
one of the major contest sponsoring organization on this. They told me they
strip the /# before doing the call checking. Reason is too many people are
inconsistent in signing with the /#. I've experienced this many times myself
when you can work a station on multiple bands.

Generally I log what is sent. Then after the contest when I prepare the file
to load into DX4WIN, if the exchange includes me a location, like NAQP, I
will strip the /#. Then during the import process I will load the location
info into the appropriate field. This way when I do a search I can see all
the different locations I've worked you without having to include the /# or
a wildcard. (I dislike wildcard characters mainly due to no two programs
seem to use the same character so I am constantly trying to remember what
character to use with what program).

Bill
AC0W

-----Original Message-----
From: dx4win-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:dx4win-bounces at mailman.qth.net]
On Behalf Of John Holmes
Sent: Monday, July 18, 2011 12:48 PM
To: dx4win at mailman.qth.net
Subject: [Dx4win] Speaking of /0

All,

At the end of the NAQP I was "told" by a station that I was calling that I
should drop the /8 from my call (W9ILY/8) as it is not used in contests.
Actually, that person was not correct in that some contests specifically
state that the call zone must be indicated if different from the licensed
call zone. The station I was working refused to add the /8 after my call, so
I guess it won't count for one of us, probably him as he won't report the
correct call. 

As many of you know, I have operated from a number of states and have used
/7, /8, /9 and /0, mainly to differentiate between the operating locations.
If I were only to give my name and state (with a variety of states such as
OR, IA, MT, NE, WY, ND, SD, WI, IN, OH, MI, etc. from which I have operated)
I'm sure that the correct state would be questioned many times. Am I not
correct in this thinking? I sure don't want to make it more difficult for
the receiving station to copy the correct info the very first time. In all
the operations that I have made, this is the very first time that I have
been "told" to drop the /8 suffix.

73,

John W9ILY