15-01-2019, 07:58 PM
"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). "
Ok, now I understand. I copied the QF12 only because of completely non-standard phonetics - ones that can take place in any phrase that may be uttered in any conversation. That is one of the reasons that there is a standard phonetic alphabet and why it should be used all of the time. Given that the subsequent QSOs did not require a grid re-entry courtesy of the logging software, the 4 character grid remains in my log.
"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."
My log can't be edited because I didn't copy other than a 4 character grid, even if you are now advising it is QF12VG. Changing it is against the morality of the Rules.
Apart from that, my log was uploaded on Saturday evening at the end of my 6-hour operating window and I don't change my log once submitted - even though in practice I could re-submit it.
The valid on-air exchange is what goes in the log - not what may (or may not) be visible on Contest Radar !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That grid information is to help you figure out where to point your antennas & not to access grid detail not copied on-air to put in your log.
"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."
My recent FD history is only back to 2009 while my first FD event was in about 1969 or 1970. So very much a newbie.
https://www.vk4adc.com/web/field-day-act...-field-day is the first one I wrote up on my web site so at least I can confirm my recent history - plus a quick check of the VHF/UHF event results on the WIA site could be confirmation too.
The rules only changed radically when the Div 1/ Div2 system was created. The rules haven't changed a lot since then.
"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."
I did not mean to suggest that 'this team' deliberately penalised other operators but by handing out (apparent) 4 character grids, that might be taken as the outcome while collecting the full points from stations providing the 6-char grids to them. Your taking it as an enormous insult is purely your interpretation of what I wrote.
Ok, now I understand. I copied the QF12 only because of completely non-standard phonetics - ones that can take place in any phrase that may be uttered in any conversation. That is one of the reasons that there is a standard phonetic alphabet and why it should be used all of the time. Given that the subsequent QSOs did not require a grid re-entry courtesy of the logging software, the 4 character grid remains in my log.
"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."
My log can't be edited because I didn't copy other than a 4 character grid, even if you are now advising it is QF12VG. Changing it is against the morality of the Rules.
Apart from that, my log was uploaded on Saturday evening at the end of my 6-hour operating window and I don't change my log once submitted - even though in practice I could re-submit it.
The valid on-air exchange is what goes in the log - not what may (or may not) be visible on Contest Radar !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That grid information is to help you figure out where to point your antennas & not to access grid detail not copied on-air to put in your log.
"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."
My recent FD history is only back to 2009 while my first FD event was in about 1969 or 1970. So very much a newbie.
https://www.vk4adc.com/web/field-day-act...-field-day is the first one I wrote up on my web site so at least I can confirm my recent history - plus a quick check of the VHF/UHF event results on the WIA site could be confirmation too.
The rules only changed radically when the Div 1/ Div2 system was created. The rules haven't changed a lot since then.
"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."
I did not mean to suggest that 'this team' deliberately penalised other operators but by handing out (apparent) 4 character grids, that might be taken as the outcome while collecting the full points from stations providing the 6-char grids to them. Your taking it as an enormous insult is purely your interpretation of what I wrote.
Doug VK4ADC @ QG62LG51
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If you have a comment or question, post it as it may trigger or answer the query in someone else's mind.