[RTTY] Another reason to sign "portable"

WA9ALS - John wa9als at starband.net
Sat Oct 4 19:24:24 EDT 2003


> In contesting, what we care about is ACCURACY.  It is more accurate for
K5ZD
> to sign K5ZS/1 from Mass and for W0YR to sign W0YR/4 from Virginia than to
not
> do so.  AT LEAST the other operator is alerted to the fact that Randy is
NOT
> in a 5th call area state and PROBABLY not in Zone 4.  Same with me.

Not to mention beam headings.  Sometimes I'm shocked when the beam is
pointed west and a "weak W6" answers.  Finally I find out he's in MA.




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