On Sun, 2006-12-31 at 17:13, Ed K1EP wrote:
> The problem with the Stew Perry contest is that we are so accustomed to
> hearing the RST that we expect it. Many send 599 as 5NN. Some cut it even
> closer with ENN. So, now you are expecting to hear "ENN report" or "ENN
> report" and you are in the Stew Perry. You answer a CQ from someone in the
> midwest and he sends, "K1EP EN99". So, you are first expecting ENN, but
> wait, the grid is EN. Takes you a second to realize what is happening. Then
> there was someone who was in a grid ending in 99, probably EN99, who sent
> ENNN for his grid. Just send the grid, PLEASE, no cut numbers...
I got briefly confused when, at 1am, a station sent me "TU BK". Then,
before I could hit ^K and send "GRID?", he sent "29".
Turns out that was his grid - BK29. My brain just wasn't prepared to
accept the idea that any KH6 who'd call me on 160 meters would actually
be in Hawaii!
--
Doug Smith W9WI
Pleasant View (Nashville), TN EM66
http://www.w9wi.com
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