[RTTY] Re: [Dx-QSL] K5K

Jeff Stai WK6I jstai@home.com
Tue, 17 Jul 2001 21:24:23 -0700


they aren't - I did the same as you and they QSL'd both contacts - jeff wk6i

At 09:09 PM 7/17/01, Alan C. Zack wrote:
>I hope they are not holding it against people who appear to have made
>insurance contacts.  I managed to work them prior to the CQWWDX Contest, then
>on my entering the contest I heard them calling CQ Contest and worked them
>again on a couple of bands for the contest mults and points, so I had other
>motives other than an insurance contact.
>
>Shelby Summerville wrote:
>> 
>> Received today!  :)  #319 mixed....#212 RTTY
>> I don't make it a habit of working "insurance" contacts, instead relying
>> that if/when I hear/see my call, it will be in the log, All contacts with
>> K5K were confirmed except 80 CW. What an
>> "empty feeling" to receive "NOT IN LOG" for that one! Judging from the time
>> I "thought" that I worked them, I would still have had plenty to try again.
>> Life goes on...and just grateful to all of those that made even one contact
>> with K5K possible.

jeff stai
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