[RTTY] Where has all the RTTY Gone

[JV]

Jeff
         I have no problem with a quick hello. My beef is when I tell 
someone that I am in a contest and he sends me back his name, QTH, age, WX, 
his station, antennas, software, computer, etc that he has stuck in  one of 
his memory banks and expects me to do the sane. Some where we have to draw 
line.
JV

At 11:31 AM 8/5/2002 -0700, Jeff Stai WK6I wrote:

>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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