Sorry, I found the "If you have a contact" line, it's on the Log page but not on the Log Entry page.

--- Bill Dzurilla billdz.geo@yahoo.com wrote:

Alan,

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Or, folks could just use common sense and read the

second sentence at the top of the log - "IF YOU HAVE A CONTACT TO REPORT...." Oh, we already tried that and it didn't work...

Are we talking about the log at http://www.planetemily.com/ao7/logentry.php ? I do not see the "If you have a contact to report" sentence. On my screen, it says, "Use this form to report contact with and information about AO-7. It will be stored in our database and provided to the control operators of AO-7. This information will not be used for any other purpose other than to provide information about AO-7." The "information about" line implies that more than just QSO info is welcome.

For the benefit of those not subscribed to this list, I suggest adding the correct instructions directly on the Log Entry page, something like "Do not enter CQ or anything else in the QSOs box unless you have actually completed a two-way QSO."

Or are you saying not to make an entry at all unless a contact is completed? I have been entering any time I could hear my downlink, even if no one answered my CQ, based on the "even if it was to yourself" statement on the web page.

I had been entering CQ until I saw this thread, so your posts were not totally in vain.

73, Bill NZ5N

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