Some operate contests just to get more DX or other needed entities and don't
care about score that much. VERY few of us have a prayer of competing with
Don so it does not matter. How any one can run 2 or 3 radis at once is
beyond my comprehension.
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From: writelog-admin@contesting.com
[mailto:writelog-admin@contesting.com]On Behalf Of Barry
Sent: Tuesday, December 24, 2002 12:58 PM
To: writelog@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [WriteLog] Friend file
Another observation:
Some contesters, myself included, think of a contest as an event where
the goal is to maximize score. Including my name in your exchange
slows down my rate during peak band openings, by including
unnecessary info. It's as bad as a string of RYs :.)
If AA5AU beats me by 3 QSOs, I would think it could have been the
other way around if BARRY wasn't part of the exchange (DON only has
3 letters!)
On occasion, I do send a personal message, and when I do, I use the
ALT-K window (or my paddles on CW). How personal is it when it's
automated for all your QSOs?
73,
Barry W2UP
On 24 Dec 2002 WA9ALS - John wrote:
> Just some obs from someone who started new to RTTY contesting not that
long
> ago:
>
> 1. When you first start, seeing the names is a great way to get to know
> some of the people in RTTY.
> 2. I used it a lot at first, then rarely, as I got [a little] more
> competitive. Now I've found myself using it again sometimes, e.g. to
> acknowledge a friend when neither of us is trying to win something etc.
> I've made a brief macro like "%RHI %H %E" - Since WL lets you append
macros,
> I can hit the "HI BUTTON" and then the usual F-key to acknowledge those
> people I want to say an extra hi to, but only to those.
> 3. You can also personalize the HI file for some very "special" people to
> give them a special message. You gotta keep it to something like 12
> characters though or it won't work.
>
> Merry Christmas to All! 73 - John, WA9ALS
>
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Newtown, PA Frankford Radio Club
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