[RTTY] RU Suggestions - Cherry Picking

Jim W7RY w7ry at inbox.com
Tue Jan 4 09:45:18 PST 2011


If you're so worried about it Dick, why not send this directly to those you 
have observed doing it instead of putting out a blanket statement?


73
Jim W7RY


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From: "Dick Kriss" <aa5vu at att.net>
Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2011 5:02 AM
To: "RTTY Reflector" <rtty at contesting.com>
Subject: [RTTY] RU Suggestions - Cherry Picking

> I would like to add to the list of RU suggestions that certain RUN
> operators stop (or try to control) the what I call Cherry Picking.
>
> When a number of stations are responding to their CQ, they send a generic
> report (without a directed call sign before or after the report) then
> select a call sign from the crowd and send a directed QSL (with a call
> sign) and the standard QRZ. This technique leads to all kinds of
> confusing.
>
> The RUN operators mentioned know and use the standard directed exchange
> most of the time. Hopefully, the observed Cherry Picking is a software
> glitch and has not been intentional.
>
> Happy New Year
>
> 73 Dick AA5VU
>
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