[CQ-Contest] SS SSB And Your Callsign In The Exchange

[Ward Silver]

> The required repetition of the callsign is effectively
> a handicap on contesters, and some are "cheating" by
> not repeating it.  Is it time to review this rule?
> 73,
> Paul EI5DI

No, it is NOT a "handicap" - it is the required exchange.  In order to play 
in this contest you have to make a required sequence of noises according to 
the contest rules.  Period.  If you don't make the sequence of noises, you 
are not following the rule.

Forget what the noises represent and whether it is the optimally efficient 
method of transferring information - that's completely beside the point.  If 
the exchange was to be optimized, we'd send an RLL-coded string of 
characters.

The contest is all about how well a station can send and received the 
required sequence of noises. Make the required sequence of noises or don't 
play or request a rule change.

It is much more efficient for me to pick up the football (soccer ball for 
Zone 3, 4, and 5 readers) and run with it, n'est ce pas?

73, Ward N0AX