Come on everybody. You can be sure he isn't asking for RST repeat. Just as
there is no reason to send 599 more than once in an exchange, there is no
reason to send 599 when asked for a repeat of any kind.
73,
Hank, W6SX
On Mon, Jan 10, 2011 at 3:10 PM, Peter Laws <plaws@plaws.net> wrote:
> On Mon, Jan 10, 2011 at 17:05, Jerry Flanders <jeflanders@comcast.net>
> wrote:
>
> > Me too, but I just use AGN AGN. I don't see the need to make it into
> > a question and nobody has ever misunderstood AFAIK.
>
>
> If I need to know the other guy's state and I send "AGN AGN", I'll get
> his whole exchange. I don't need his whole exchange, I need his state
> (or name or time or whatever is appropriate for the contest at hand).
> EXCH? might be a good generic but that's even more chars.
>
> If I need it ALL again, I send "AGN AGN".
>
> Works the other way around, too. If I get "ST?" or "QTH?" I send my
> state 5 times. If I get "AGN AGN" I send it all again.
>
> Wastes time and effort otherwise.
>
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