maybe this has been brought up before, an alternative subject line might be "home far should you go"
It seems that recording contacts and translating them into the log is acceptable.
What about using post recording enhancements to pull call signs and grid squares out of the noise?
A younger person with uncompromised hearing would do a better job at picking out contact information, the arguement might be made that even high end hearing aids do some audio processing.
I just used Audacity to pull KJ7ATK's call out as Diawata-2 was low to my horizon, and his FM deviation was almost not there even though he had full quieting. I'll pass someone the recording if they'd like to hear it.
Grid squares are required, is there an alternative other than RST?
Ron VE8RT