Accurately Copying Callsigns Can Make a Difference in Contest Outcomes

TIM SHOPPA

At the end of the 2019 CQWW SSB contest, K3LR and W3LPL, the two most prolific U.S. stations in the Multi-Operator / Multi-Transmitter category, were nearly tied. K3LR’s claimed score, before logchecking, was just 0.7% higher than W3LPL’s score. Frank Donovan, W3LPL, noted that the margin could be described as “only five multipliers or 40 QSOs behind K3LR.” After logchecking was completed, W3LPL was found to be ahead by the tiniest of margins — 0.5% — and broke K3LR’s 14-year championship streak for the title of top U.S. M/M. The Culprit: Busted Calls Mis-copied or “busted” calls are typically a few percent of claimed contest QSOs. You can see the mistakes made by some of the world’s best contest operators by reading the CQWW public log check reports, available online…

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CQ Amateur Radio (Digital) - 1 Issue, February 2022

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