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
