[CQ-Contest] SPRINT RULES

[Dennis Younker NE6I]

Notice the requirements:

Other station's call
Your call
Your serial number
Your name
Your location (state, province or country)

Nowhere in there is "de" and "k" a requirement.  They are in the examples 
but not a requirement.  You could also send your city, your mother's maiden 
name, and your favorite color.  They're not required but you could send them 
if you like.  Similarly, if you listen during the Sprints, you will find 
many stations not sending "de" nor "k".  They are optional.

But I hear you about the example, for clarity's sake.

--Dennis, NE6I

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Eric Hilding" <dx35 at hilding.com>
To: <cq-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Saturday, July 22, 2006 8:55 AM
Subject: [CQ-Contest] SPRINT RULES


> After checking the NAQP Preliminary Results (Congrats, guys!), I decided 
> to look at the SPRINT RULES.
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> Hmmm...
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> 7. Exchange: To have a valid exchange, you must send all of the following 
> information: the other station's call, your call, your serial number, your 
> name and your location (state, province or country). You may send this 
> information in any order. For example:
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> N6TR DE K7GM 154 RICK NC K
> K7GM NR 122 TREE OR DE N6TR K
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> Gosh, I'm pretty "a n a l" about rules, and the word "all" tells me that 
> probably most of the past Sprint exchanges were actually "invalid", 
> because I don't recall anyone including "DE" and "K" in what they sent me 
> (or what I sent them).
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> Should the example be re-tweaked to axe "DE" and "K"?
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> 73..
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> Rick, K6VVA
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