[CQ-Contest] OK RTTY test (or not?)

VR2BrettGraham vr2bg at harts.org.hk
Mon Dec 22 22:40:28 EST 2003


N9QQK noted:

>Turned on the radio a half hour ago (Dec 20 00:20Z), and heard JA1BNW
>calling "CQ OK-RTTY".  Worked him, and decided to play.  Found a freq
>and started calling "CQ OK TEST"  worked 7 JA's and VR2BG, getting
>corrrect contest reports from all of them.  Only then did a kind (tho
>illegal, as he didn't ID) soul inform me that the test had ended at
>00:00Z.
>
>The question is, are JA's (and Brett also) too polite to tell someone that
>they're off a day? (hi)
>
>Oh well, nine rtty Q's in the log.  Plus this is the 1st time VR2BG called
>me!
>
>Let me know when the next test REALLY starts.

Ron caught me doing some serious rubber clocking there... ;^)

I think I did this in last year's OK RTTY, so I should know better.

73, VR2BrettGraham



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