As an aside, I got a chuckle out of the guy on the MorseRunner high scores
web page that had signed /BEER! And, he outdid my high score by a
substantial amount. Probably generated much larger pileups with that
creative call sign (tongue firmly in cheek!). At least you have to admire
his sense of humor.
That might be a good one for the next NA Sprint Contest! :)
--Dennis, NE6I
----- Original Message -----
From: "Eric Hilding" <dx35@hilding.com>
To: <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Cc: <ua9cdc@r66.ru>
Sent: Monday, December 13, 2004 8:23 AM
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] DX signing /QRP in ARRL 10m contest
Igor, UA9CDC wrote:
> The big deal as I see it that /QRP is not part of the call. QRP
> stations insisting on sending that unnecessary info while calling
> someone therefore make it more difficult for the other side of the
> QSO to copy call sign proper. I specially like when /QRP station is
> asked for fill in keeps sending that /QRP many times.
/QRP Ops looking for "/QRP" on QSLs please note:
> I never put /QRP into the log, I only put there call sign.
I think many people do the same thing.
> I also never send "ua9cdc/QRO/ Tribander and wires" when operating the
contest.
That is another reason why signing "/QRP" in a regular contest is a waste
of everyone's time, because...and here's the reality... NOBODY CARES!
Contesters just want to make the QSO and move on! And, "/QRP" is *not* an
official callsign component to begin with.
> The idea is to keep exchange as short as possible in the contest. I am
> also irritated by those who in the contest sends exchange like ".. R
> R CFM TKS es GE OM de XX0XX ur NR 59900# 59900# pse HW? de XX0XX bk"
> Such station steals my and others time and lowers my rate. So I am
> trying to avoid them whenever possible.
You have, as others, hit the nail on the head precisely, Igor. As a
result of this discussion thread, fortunately several QRP ops have now
volunteered now to help "educate" their fellow QRP peers that signing
"/QRP" in a contest is not a good idea, and benefits no one. That was a
hoped for objective.
There was another 'subtle' message in my post of the DX Summit post which
may have been overlooked:
>> KP4FP 28052.0 KP4KE/QRP 1930 11 Dec
"Interestingly":
KP4FP = Aguadilla DX & Contest Club (QTH: AGUADILLA, PR)
KP4KE = (QTH: AGUADILLA, PR)
No, I did not even call KP4KE/QRP because I decided to boycott "/QRP"
stations in my brief few hours in the contest...especially where there was
a remote possibility of what appeared to be "self-spotting" for a station
signing "/QRP" ;-(
73...
Rick, K6VVA
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