[RTTY] Where has all the RTTY Gone

[Jerry Flanders]

I have done that, but only when extremely busy. Otherwise I have a short 
QSO with him and explain the contest and try to get the exchange from him 
to use for credit. Most guys are anxious to give me credit when they 
understand and then let me go. I often have to tell them their zone nr or 
suggest a serial number for him to give me (001), and I keep a buffer 
prepared for this when possible. Otherwise I send it manually.

Jerry W4UK

At 13:02 8/5/02 -0400, JV wrote:
>         "TU QRZ TEST DE KT4U" works for me. This is a tad rude but the 
> other station should understand.
>JV
>
>
>At 04:23 PM 8/5/2002 +0000, Jerry Flanders wrote:
>>I will have perhaps 1 out of every hundred contest QSOs turned into a 
>>short ragchew by the op at the other end replying to my contest CQ. He is 
>>typically unaware of the contest and just wants to talk.
>>
>>There are RTTY ragchewers out there - trust me.
>>
>>Jerry W4UK