During one of my S&P sessions, I happened across a KP4 who was just doing
"normal" RTTY, i.e., not in the contest. In haste I answered his CQ and was
embarassed that I was not equipped for a typical exchange - I use the K7RE
interface to my logging program and the macros were all specific to CQ WPX. I
must have looked like an idiot after sending him KP4xx AB2ZY 599 123-123
followed by my quickly clicking the keyboard key and blind typing all the stuff
I would normally have in a macro (name, QTH, etc). His log entry got done on a
pad kept handy and entered into my main logging program after the contest was
over.
One less contest QSO isn't going to kill anyone.
Al
AB2ZY
-----Original Message-----
From: rtty-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:rtty-bounces@contesting.com] On
Behalf Of Larry
Sent: Saturday, February 12, 2011 6:01 PM
To: rtty@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [RTTY] Fwd: [GreenKeys] lack of civility
The presumption seems that the person understood that it was a contest QSO and
had at least some interest in the contest. But perhaps not. Someone hearing a
DXpedition such as ZL8X may just call because they need ZL8 and might be
totally oblivious to the fact that ZL8X was doing contest QSOs. The number
means nothing to such a person - they just need the RST. I usually get at least
one call per contest from someone who has no idea that there is a contest in
progress and they just want a QSO and telling them that you are working contest
CQWW etc means nothing to them. Usually they can be talked into a legitimate
exchange but not always.
73, Larry W6NWS
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim W7RY" <w7ry@inbox.com>
To: "Bill" <bmarx@bellsouth.net>; "RTTY reflector" <rtty@contesting.com>
Sent: Saturday, February 12, 2011 10:42 AM
Subject: Re: [RTTY] Fwd: [GreenKeys] lack of civility
> Perhaps they should have done 1 minuet of research and found out what
> contest it was? Then sent the appropriate exchange? Or do we have to do
> that for them too? (Tell them which contest it is and what the exchange
> is)
>
> 73
> Jim W7RY
>
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "Bill" <bmarx@bellsouth.net>
> Sent: Saturday, February 12, 2011 5:21 AM
> To: "RTTY reflector" <rtty@contesting.com>
> Subject: [RTTY] Fwd: [GreenKeys] lack of civility
>
>> How contesters react.
>>
>>
>>
>> Apparently there's an RTTY contest going on.
>> So I hear someone calling CQ and answer them.
>> (Callsign withheld) When I asked them "what number?",
>> their response was "Just give me a damn number."
>>
>> Ok, guess I'll go back to copying ITTY instead.
>>
>> So much for trying to enjoy the radio.
>>
>> Jeff-1.0
>> wa6fwi
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