[RTTY] Where has all the RTTY Gone

[Jerry Flanders]

Agreed. If he continues with it, I thank him for the QSO and re-start my 
autoCQ and ignore his further calls. I will even QSY if absolutely 
necessary to get out from under him. But most understand and give me the 
exchange and move on.

After the first few hours of a contest, things have typically 
(unfortunately) slowed down for me and I have short dead times of a minute 
or so between QSOs, so I then have time to talk briefly without losing 
much. I figure if I can get an exchange from him within a minute or so, it 
is to my advantage to do so.

Jerry W4UK

At 15:00 8/5/02 -0400, JV wrote:
>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
>> >