[CQ-Contest] SS Exchange sequence

[Ken Adams]

N5OT wrote:

>The rules say nothing about the order of the items to be exchanged.  If you 
>copied their call then it was obviously sent at some point.  Presumably you 
>would not have gotten as far as deleting the QSO if you didn't have their 
>call logged already.  The  ARRL may have a position on this.  Maybe we 
>should ask "them" what "they" think before we get our knickers in a wad. 


Mark is technically correct here, so we will address that before next 
year.  However, the rules do describe the exchange in the preferred 
order and the example is in the preferred (expected) order.

See http://www.arrl.org/contests/rules/2008/novss.html number 4.

The bottom line is that when someone sends you their exchange and omits 
their callsign there is a "deer in the headlights moment" on the 
receiving end.  At least that is what happened to me 4 times during SS 
CW.  I fumbled around with the space bar and got things in the right 
field.  Then again, I am an Okie and you need to keep things simple for me.

It's much more efficient for sender and receiver if the sequence is used 
as expected by 99.9% of the players.

And thanks to everyone who got on for CW ... that was a great turnout as 
reflected in the scores !!!

73, Ken K5KA
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