[RTTY] Re: multiple contests

[G. La Parola, IT9BLB]

Phil Cooper wrote:
> 
> Hi Jerry,
> 
> Well, during ANARTS, there seems to have been an ARI contest, which included
> RTTY!
> I came across several Italian stations calling CQ CONTEST, but they were not
> interested in me or my exchange. I did see one I2 calling CQ ARI CONTEST,
> and wondered if he had the wrong contest selected, but it wasn't until the
> last stages of the contest that I saw the full CQ ARI SECCZIONE
> (spelling??)CONTEST from one IK on 40m.
> 
> Ah well, you live and learn!
> 
> 73 de Phil GU0SUP
> 

Hi guys,
I confirm there were the "Contest delle sezioni", a national all mode contest
yearly organized by ARI. The excange (obviously only between I stations) 
consisted in RS(T) and operator's own local ARI section(department) code
number (4 digits).
It was a big problem to Italian ops running the ANARTS too; a lot of times,
I was "compelled" to a double excange (one for each contest!), to gain a
good QSO for my ANARTS log :-)). Sometimes it was better to skip and loose
some contacts because the really "one-way" brain of some operators. 

Another colour note to add to my contesting know-how!

73s, "Joe"/IT9BLB/KF6FBC/9H3DC/IH9P

http://www.ih9p.com/

P.S. At the end time of the ARI contest, I had also someone (no call, of course)
typing, in italian language, on my "CQ ANARTS" frequency:
STOP, THE CONTEST HAS GONE!!!!
DON'T CALL CQ ANY MORE
YOU'RE CHEATING .......

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