15-01-2019, 06:43 PM
(12-01-2019, 05:55 PM)VK4ADC Wrote: ...and the likes of VK3KQ/P who only gave out 4-char grids
No Doug - you are wrong. Very wrong.
Perhaps you only heard a 4-char maidenhead, but VK3KQ/p always gives out 6-char maidenheads "QF12VG" which are clearly announced as "QF12 Very Good". A check with Peter - the dedicated VK3KQ 6-metre band operator - has confirmed that he was indeed following this procedure (as he always does, and just as the KQ/p team have always done for the last 10 years).
I also checked with a couple of other local stations - and not once during the 24 hour field day did they hear us issue 4-char grid squares. Not once. And the VK3KQ/p is also identified on Contest Radar at QF12VG - you should give that a try.
To suggest that VK3KQ/p was doing this deliberately in order to penalize other operators I find to be abhorrent and an enormous insult to the work of the VK3KQ team who pride themselves as being a shining example of a top-quality high-performance field-day station.
Your self-confessed lack of knowledge regarding the VHF-UHF Field Day scoring system suggests that you are new to the VHF/UHF field day scene. If you can invest some time to properly understand and embrace the rules you'll also discover that you can indeed edit your log after the event to include the correct grid square for any that you missed.
So give it a shot. QF12VG. Make the change to your log. It's much easier to find a solution than shooting down other operators through disgraceful insults.
Ralph VK3LL