SENDING 5NN IN RTTY CONTESTS (was RE: [RTTY] AA0CY Cabrillo Log Is Posted)

[Bob Wanderer]

That this op was a CW op was what I figured too; I am 97%
CW, 2% RTTY (contests), and 1% SSB (contests).  I have seen
the 5NN on RTTY before, but I don't know if it was the same
callsign.  Maybe this person will get the message although a
few milliseconds is not a big deal (except over the course
of a 48-hr contest...).

73,
Bob AA0CY

-----Original Message-----
From: rtty-bounces at contesting.com
[mailto:rtty-bounces at contesting.com]On
Behalf Of ka3hsw at earthlink.net
Sent: Sunday, October 03, 2004 11:12 PM
To: RTTY
Subject: Re: [RTTY] AA0CY Cabrillo Log Is Posted


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


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