[RTTY] AA0CY Cabrillo Log Is Posted

[Barry]

On 3 Oct 2004 ka3hsw at earthlink.net wrote:

> On 1 Oct 2004 at 23:27, Jim Reisert AD1C wrote:
> 
> > At 10:55 PM 9/29/2004, Bob Wanderer AA0CY wrote:
> > 
> > >PS Can anyone explain to me the logic of sending 5NN for the
> > >signal report in a RTTY Contest?  Especially since it
> > >actually takes longer to do so in Baudot (an extra FIGS
> > >character).
> > 
> > It makes no sense for the reason you stated.  Imagine sending 5NN-05
> > that would be two extra shifts!
> > 
> > 73 - Jim AD1C
> > 
> 
> 
> 5NN is a CW contester's report...  much shorter & faster to send in CW
> than 599.  My guess is that the op sending 5NN on RTTY is a longtime
> CW contester just getting his feet wet in RTTY contesting, and
> bringing his old habits with him.
> 
> 73 de KA3HSW
> 

About 25 years ago I did some contest log checking (pre-computer 
days).  It amazed me when I saw people actually wrote 5NN down for 
their signal reports.  I assumed these were SSB ops that had little 
experience with CW, as it should be clear N is an abbreviation for 9, 
and not the actual signal report to be transcribed as sent.
Barry W2UP--
Barry Kutner, W2UP              Internet: w2up at mindspring.com
Newtown, PA                     Frankford Radio Club