[CQ-Contest] CQ-Contest] Loss of Confidence

[dimitri cosson]

Hi,

As far as I can remember, I didn't saw any serious competitors operating this way but only part time activity and/or casual operators.
It seems to be less experienced operators who have probably not read the rules...

73, Dimitri F4DSK 

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Le 15 nov. 2023 à 00:41, à 00:41, john at kk9a.com a écrit:
>Apparently these serious competitors knew leaving off part of the
>exchange
>would be accepted or they would not have spent the weekend operating
>that
>way.  I have never operated the WAE RTTY contest however in other RTTY
>contests stations frequently send a lot of unneeded information.  I
>think
>more time could be saved by cleaning up macros than not sending
>pertinent
>information.  Perhaps everyone should respond by sending "RST?  RST?".
>
>John KK9A
>
>
>Hans K0HB wrote:
>
>During the WAE RTTY test this past weekend I came across a small
>handful of
>stations which did not include a signal report (RST) in the report. 
>Two of
>the stations were well known USA "competitors" who were on the air all
>weekend long.
>
>Below is an exchange of emails with the contest manager who seems not
>concerned about my inquiry.  His attitude seems to be "it happens all
>the
>time so we let it slide".
>
>73, de Hans, K0HB
>
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