[CQ-Contest] RTTY and CW Sprints

[Dennis Younker]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Pete Smith" <n4zr at contesting.com>
To: <mike.tessmer at hillmangroup.com>; <cq-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, February 13, 2005 7:33 AM
Subject: RE: [CQ-Contest] RTTY and CW Sprints


> Once again demonstrating our adaptability, during the Sporint last night 
> people gradually moved down the 40M band till you could find sprinters all 
> the way down to 7004.
>
> 73, Pete N4ZR
>
> At 09:48 AM 2/12/2005, Mike Tessmer wrote:
>
>> >From time to time, we as contesters tout our game as great preparation 
>> >for
>>emergency communications and how we are some of the best equipped 
>>operators
>>to handle such communications because we are accustomed to exchanging
>>information under often less than ideal conditions.
>>
>>And now it's a problem to work around some potential QRM for a couple 
>>hours?
>>
>>Interesting.....
>>
>>
>>73, Mike K9NW
>>
>>
>>

I heard the RTTY-ers as low as 7027 and the Sprinters as low as 7002.  I 
thought we Sprinters were true gentlemen--staying clear of the RTTY-ers. 
There definitely was potential for some serious head butting last night. 
Goes to show that Sprinters have a great deal of respect for fellow 
contesters, even if they are using a different mode.  Kudos guys!

--Dennis, NE6I