[RTTY] Where has all the RTTY Gone

[Jeff Stai WK6I]

I concur with Jerry - a quick polite QSO explaining the test could encourage 
a new contester.

JV - I fear that in many cases all that will be understood is that you were 
yet another slightly rude contester... sorry.

I remember from one of the first contests I ever worked - during a phone DX 
test a rare African station came on the air. The operator was an American 
working down there - he did not seem to be aware of the contest, but he sure 
did sound homesick. All he wanted was to work a few stations back home... 
Anyway, I impressed with the operators I heard working him: each one slowed 
down and had a short QSO with him (name, state, wx) while working in the 
contest exchange.

HTH - 73 - jeff wk6i


At 11:07 AM 8/5/2002, Jerry Flanders wrote:
>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
>
>
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