[RTTY] Contesting too long?

[Bill Turner]

Late at night, when you're calling CQ TEST on 40, there's no one else
on and you're getting no answers.  Your mind starts to drift...  most
guys think about another beer, but you start thinking about RTTY, of
course. Well, my friend, it could be you've been doing RTTY contesting
a little too long.


Here's a simple test to help you find out.  See how many apply to you.

1.  When the phone rings, you want to press F2.

2.  You are out for a drive. The XYL wants to play a CD, so you insert
your favorite, a full length recording of the 2001 RTTY Roundup.

3.  You believe the greatest inventions of all time are fire, the
wheel and MMTTY.

4.  You make a pilgrimage to Makoto Mori's hometown and are appalled
to find there is no shrine. You immediately form a committee.

5.  You believe the three greatest intellects who ever lived were
Socrates, Albert Einstein and Emile Baudot.

6.  You know exactly what TOOAWT means. Doesn't everyone?

7.  You believe the world would be a better place for children to grow
up in if everybody would stop using [ENTER] at the end of their
macros.

8.  Your club innocently asks you to make a presentation on "Why I
love RTTY contesting?. At the end of your talk, the paramedics are
called and manage to revive almost everyone.

9.  You recently emailed your congressman about outlawing use of AFC
during contests.  You are still awaiting his response.

10.  You can't remember your kids' or wife's birthdays, but you know
the Roundup is the first full weekend in January.

11.  When you visit a museum, your first question is "Where is the
ST-8000?".

12.  And most telling of all:  Your children are named Mark and Space.


YOUR SCORE:

0 - You subscribed to the RTTY reflector by mistake.

1-5 - You have a few certificates on the wall, but you want more, lots
more!

6-7 - You think SO2R is for beginners. REAL contesters have more
radios than HRO.

8-9 - Your hearing test showed an unusual peak around 2125-2295 Hz.

10-11 - The Fire Marshal wants to see you about all that varnished
wood on the wall.

12 - You don't really understand the need for this test in the first
place, but you do want the plaque!

73, Bill W6WRT :-)