I had a number of "sixes" send their section as SD. I automatically converted that to SDG until I realized that one of the sixes I was working probably was, I recalled, in South Dakota, so I logged i
Author: N6KI Dennis Vernacchia <n6ki_73@sbcglobal.net>
Date: Wed, 08 Nov 2006 12:17:17 -0800
Any contestor, worth working, in San Diego, knows to send SDG Unless some real newbies showed up, I doubt anyone in San Diego would be so stupid as to send SD 73, Dennis N6KI Sandy Eggo _____________
I've heard "ORE" for ORegon, too. Not sure why. I guess too many letters are better than not enough, like SD for SDG. After all, It's just 1 dit. -- -- 73, Craig Cook - N7OR in Sandy, OR == "...then
NOW NOW They already have sent ??6XXX for a call that should be the answer after all Quack _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://li
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I don't think I agree, though I wouldn't characterize it as "stupidity." Seriously, there are people who get on and make their first QSO ever and plenty who don't have any idea what section they're i
KE3Q said: "Seriously, there are people who get on and make their first QSO ever and plenty who don't have any idea what section they're in. " I worked an N2 who gave me a perfect exchange, except fo
I wouldn't assume that. We saw a couple of stations in San Diego sending SD instead of SDG in the Pa QSO Party last month, so when in doubt, we asked and confirmed if it was one or the other. Some fo
I have in such cases asked what their QTH is and, working from either memory or a map, determined which section they were in. Of course, that's pretty easy if they say "Buffalo" or "Riverhead", (whic
Author: "Paul J. Piercey" <p.piercey@nl.rogers.com>
Date: Thu, 9 Nov 2006 15:35:10 -0000
You'd think so but, alas, I worked many N2 stations in WA and W6 Stations in MDC. W1VE was in KY. I don't know how many different prefixes numbers I got from Florida. Because there is no absolute rel
I have to admit that I have absolutely no idea what ARRL section Riverhead NY would be in so I don't know if that would be very useful. With all due appologies to the good folks in Riverhead, I'm no