Bill,
I get what you are saying and agree that time is boring. It's not telling
anyone what time of day it happens to be though; it's just another bit of
data to accurately log and it can't be looked up and checked afterwards.
If I was writing the rules now it might be different. As it's been the same
for 48 years maybe it's not too bad (and changing it would really cause some
problems!).
The local time idea is fascinating ..........
Cheers,
John GW4SKA
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From: "Bill Turner" <dezrat@outlook.com>
To: "RTTY Reflector" <rtty@contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2015 8:15 PM
Subject: Re: [RTTY] BARTG HF Contest 2015 Preliminary Results
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On Thu, 16 Apr 2015 17:51:14 +0100, you wrote:
Exactly. And if you are still bored, get rid of the prefills and actually
enter what the other guy sent. You will end up with a much more accurate
log, less points lost and better skills as a contester.
John GW4SKA
REPLY:
John, you don't seem to get what I was saying. I agree completely
about accurately copying what the other guy sent and improving one's
contesting skills. No argument there.
But why does the exchange itself have to be so non-interesting? Who
cares what UTC time the other guy's computer is set to? We all have
our own clocks, don't we? I KNOW what time it is.
So why not send something which requires skill just like copying UTC
but which also adds something interesting? Even sending the local
time would be of mild interest, wouldn't it? Same skill, a bit more
interest to see what time it is in Indonesia or Japan or Kenya, don't
you think?
Just trying to liven it up a bit.
73, Bill W6WRT
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