What took the Mi QSO Party so long?
The Pa QSO Party dropped the RS(T) report many years ago... at least 20 - 25
if memory serves.
Which, I think, makes the exchange a touch more challenging, as you have to
pay attention. You don't get that automatic "59" or "599" buffer.
And frankly, a long exchange gets to be a mouthful (or a key full). "You're
59 Number 123 Greene" versus "Number 123 Greene" gets a bit weary-some...
and that's in a relatively short contest like a QSO Party, as opposed to a
full-blown 48 hour affair.
73
-----Original Message-----
From: cq-contest-bounces@contesting.com
[mailto:cq-contest-bounces@contesting.com]On Behalf Of John Geiger
Sent: Monday, March 31, 2008 1:38 PM
To: Jimk8mr@aol.com; ku8e@bellsouth.net; cq-contest@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Contest Cheating
--- Jimk8mr@aol.com wrote:
>> Meanwhile, coming up in just under three weeks is
> the Michigan QSO Party,
> where the sponsor (the Mad River Radio Club) has
> picked the wise course of not
> requiring a meaningless signal report to be
> exchanged or logged. Just a qso
> number and QTH.
I am probably in a minority here, but I would much
prefer to give an RST than a serial number. I deal
with serial number contests, but really don't prefer
them!
73s John AA5JG
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