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Re: [RTTY] RTTY Digest, Vol 170, Issue 25

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Subject: Re: [RTTY] RTTY Digest, Vol 170, Issue 25
From: Richard Kriss <aa5vu@att.net>
Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2017 16:11:52 -0600
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>   1. Re: WE2ASS DQ? (Al Kozakiewicz)
>   2. Re: WE2ASS DQ? (scottmcleman36@gmail.com)
>   3. Re: Upside-down RTTY contest QSO's (Jim Preston)
>   4. Re: Upside-down RTTY contest QSO's (Jeff Stai)
>   5. Re: Upside-down RTTY contest QSO's (Jim Preston)
>   6. RTTY Fatigue (Tim Shoppa)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2017 20:23:42 +0000
> From: Al Kozakiewicz <akozak@hourglass.com>
> To: Jeff AC0C <keepwalking188@ac0c.com>, Jim W7RY <jimw7ry@gmail.com>
> Cc: "reflector: rtty" <rtty@contesting.com>
> Subject: Re: [RTTY] WE2ASS DQ?
> Message-ID: <1487017418161.52003@hourglass.com>
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>> From QRZ one can infer that WE2ASS is the son of NY6DX, so the rookie 
>> explanation is likely correct.
> 
> However, this story makes me wonder if the call suffix is ironic or just 
> plain funny! ;^)
> 
> Al
> AB2ZY
> 
> ________________________________________
> From: RTTY <rtty-bounces@contesting.com> on behalf of Jeff AC0C 
> <keepwalking188@ac0c.com>
> Sent: Monday, February 13, 2017 2:52 PM
> To: Jim W7RY
> Cc: reflector: rtty
> Subject: Re: [RTTY] WE2ASS DQ?
> 
> I don't know about the other guys, but by the 2nd day all of my fingers have
> turned to thumbs, I can't hear anything other than a diddle-diddle even when
> I'm out of the room, and my body won't control all those thumbs very well -
> oh yea, eyes won't focus and the world is in slow motion!
> 
> 73/jeff/ac0c
> www.ac0c.com
> alpha-charlie-zero-charlie
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jim W7RY
> Sent: Monday, February 13, 2017 8:04 AM
> To: Jeff AC0C
> Cc: reflector: rtty
> Subject: Re: [RTTY] WE2ASS DQ?
> 
> Indeed.... need to see his side of the story I guess.....
> 
> On Feb 13, 2017 7:36 AM, "Jeff AC0C" <keepwalking188@ac0c.com> wrote:
> 
>> I don't know the fellow.  But it's also possible he was a rookie?  In any
>> event there are plenty of reasons for screw ups in a contest...
>> 
>> 73/jeff/ac0c
>> www.ac0c.com
>> alpha-charlie-zero-charlie
>> 
>> -----Original Message----- From: Jim W7RY
>> Sent: Monday, February 13, 2017 7:27 AM
>> To: RTTY contest group
>> Subject: [RTTY] WE2ASS DQ?
>> 
>> In my opinion, WE2ASS should be disqualified.
>> 
>> In the beginning of CQWW WPX, he was only using his call sign. According
>> to the FCC, he is licensed
>> as a Technician. Then later in the contest, he was WE2ASS/NY6DX.
>> 
>> And he refused to work me with the WE2ASS/NY6DX call sign. Said I was a
>> dupe. I did indeed work him when he was only sending WE2ASS early in the
>> contest.
>> 
>> I wonder what log he submitted?
>> 
>> My guess is someone called him on it. Not sure.
>> 
>> 73
>> Jim W7RY  and NE0US
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> Message: 2
> Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2017 20:27:18 +0000
> From: <scottmcleman36@gmail.com>
> To: Al Kozakiewicz <akozak@hourglass.com>,    Jeff AC0C
>       <keepwalking188@ac0c.com>, Jim W7RY <jimw7ry@gmail.com>
> Cc: "reflector: rtty" <rtty@contesting.com>
> Subject: Re: [RTTY] WE2ASS DQ?
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> There is a posting on 3830 for this one.
> I was confusing the hell out of me too over the weekend.
> 
> Worked as WE2ASS then NY6DX then as WE2ASS/NY6DX
> 
> Not sure they decided which call to stick with!
> Think a few of us could be losing points for that one.
> 
> 73 MM0LID
> Scott Mcleman
> 
> From: Al Kozakiewicz
> Sent: 13 February 2017 20:24
> To: Jeff AC0C; Jim W7RY
> Cc: reflector: rtty
> Subject: Re: [RTTY] WE2ASS DQ?
> 
>> From QRZ one can infer that WE2ASS is the son of NY6DX, so the rookie 
>> explanation is likely correct.
> 
> However, this story makes me wonder if the call suffix is ironic or just 
> plain funny! ;^)
> 
> Al
> AB2ZY
> 
> ________________________________________
> From: RTTY <rtty-bounces@contesting.com> on behalf of Jeff AC0C 
> <keepwalking188@ac0c.com>
> Sent: Monday, February 13, 2017 2:52 PM
> To: Jim W7RY
> Cc: reflector: rtty
> Subject: Re: [RTTY] WE2ASS DQ?
> 
> I don't know about the other guys, but by the 2nd day all of my fingers have
> turned to thumbs, I can't hear anything other than a diddle-diddle even when
> I'm out of the room, and my body won't control all those thumbs very well -
> oh yea, eyes won't focus and the world is in slow motion!
> 
> 73/jeff/ac0c
> www.ac0c.com
> alpha-charlie-zero-charlie
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jim W7RY
> Sent: Monday, February 13, 2017 8:04 AM
> To: Jeff AC0C
> Cc: reflector: rtty
> Subject: Re: [RTTY] WE2ASS DQ?
> 
> Indeed.... need to see his side of the story I guess.....
> 
> On Feb 13, 2017 7:36 AM, "Jeff AC0C" <keepwalking188@ac0c.com> wrote:
> 
>> I don't know the fellow.  But it's also possible he was a rookie?  In any
>> event there are plenty of reasons for screw ups in a contest...
>> 
>> 73/jeff/ac0c
>> www.ac0c.com
>> alpha-charlie-zero-charlie
>> 
>> -----Original Message----- From: Jim W7RY
>> Sent: Monday, February 13, 2017 7:27 AM
>> To: RTTY contest group
>> Subject: [RTTY] WE2ASS DQ?
>> 
>> In my opinion, WE2ASS should be disqualified.
>> 
>> In the beginning of CQWW WPX, he was only using his call sign. According
>> to the FCC, he is licensed
>> as a Technician. Then later in the contest, he was WE2ASS/NY6DX.
>> 
>> And he refused to work me with the WE2ASS/NY6DX call sign. Said I was a
>> dupe. I did indeed work him when he was only sending WE2ASS early in the
>> contest.
>> 
>> I wonder what log he submitted?
>> 
>> My guess is someone called him on it. Not sure.
>> 
>> 73
>> Jim W7RY  and NE0US
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> Message: 3
> Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2017 12:28:03 -0800
> From: Jim Preston <jpreston1@cox.net>
> To: rtty@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [RTTY] Upside-down RTTY contest QSO's
> Message-ID: <7fe8547d-1a7d-000c-ce14-de04cf35f8e2@cox.net>
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> In the WPX this weekend, there was one station sending "59" instead of 
> the required "599". He is an active in contesting, so I don't think it 
> was from not knowing the rules.
> 
> 73,
> 
> Jim N6VH
> 
> 
> On 2/13/2017 12:09 PM, John Merrill wrote:
>> There are still some that do not send 599 when required by the rules. They 
>> seem to get confused when I REPLY RST? RST?.
>> 
>> 73, John N1JM
> 
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> Message: 4
> Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2017 12:28:59 -0800
> From: Jeff Stai <wk6i.jeff@gmail.com>
> To: Peter Laws <plaws0@gmail.com>
> Cc: John Merrill <johnn1jm@gmail.com>, RTTY Reflector
>       <rtty@contesting.com>
> Subject: Re: [RTTY] Upside-down RTTY contest QSO's
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> Somewhere along the way, in the past few months, I picked up the impression
> that one of the contest loggers had this exchange "style" as a default, and
> that that is why we are seeing it more.
> 
> I know it isn't Writelog, but I don't know if it is or isn't N1MM+ or
> something else. Maybe someone familiar with other loggers can look into it.
> 
> 73 jeff wk6i
> 
> On Mon, Feb 13, 2017 at 12:20 PM, Peter Laws <plaws0@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> On Mon, Feb 13, 2017 at 2:09 PM, John Merrill <johnn1jm@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> There are still some that do not send 599 when required by the rules.
>> They seem to get confused when I REPLY RST? RST?.
>> 
>> Yeah ... we need to work on sponsors to ditch that.  Put in something
>> else.  Shoe size or something.  BARTG is half-way there.  :-)
>> 
>> 
>> --
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> ------------------------------
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> Message: 5
> Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2017 12:30:48 -0800
> From: Jim Preston <jpreston1@cox.net>
> To: rtty@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [RTTY] Upside-down RTTY contest QSO's
> Message-ID: <71ac9e31-d28f-028d-f415-7f56fedf704c@cox.net>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed
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> I have hit the wrong button at times. I hit the ESC key as soon as I 
> realize it, but part of the exchange has already been sent.
> 
> 73,
> 
> Jim N6VH
> 
> 
> On 2/13/2017 11:16 AM, Jeff AC0C wrote:
>> Bet this this is more new guys jumping into their first contest.  Or
>> maybe new to the logger in RTTY.  What surprises me is that guys get so
>> far into this without figuring out the proper sequence.  I remember one
>> fellow was at a 2xx Q count!  Then again it may be a case of hitting the
>> wrong button.
>> 
>> My solution to this backward sequence is to send my end of the exchange,
>> and then flow right into a CQ, exactly as Tim shows below.  About 25-50%
>> of the time the guy sends some sort of TSK message and I reply again
>> with the TU WPX AC0C CQ call.  Have not had any frequency ownership
>> confusion that I know of.
>> 
>> 73/jeff/ac0c
>> www.ac0c.com
>> alpha-charlie-zero-charlie
>> 
> 
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Message: 6
> Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2017 15:37:38 -0500
> From: Tim Shoppa <tshoppa@gmail.com>
> To: rtty@contesting.com
> Subject: [RTTY] RTTY Fatigue
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> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
> 
> AC0C writes:
>> I don't know about the other guys, but by the 2nd day all of my fingers
> have
>> turned to thumbs, I can't hear anything other than a diddle-diddle even
> when
>> I'm out of the room, and my body won't control all those thumbs very well
> -
>> oh yea, eyes won't focus and the world is in slow motion!
> 
> About noon on Saturday all the characters on my screen started looking like
> Egyptian Hieroglyphics. I knew it was time for a lunch break when I called
> Vulture-Reed-Leg-Cobra and he told me I was a dupe.
> 
> Tim N3QE
> 
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