[RTTY] Using DE is NOT required

[Sid Ashen-Brenner]

Gosh,
Folks here-a-bouts are getting so fussy of late, I think I'd better just 
leave the radio in the old
Oscar Fox Fox mode for a while longer!  Nobody needs Kansas anyhow.

N0obm


On 1/5/2011 5:42 PM, DickT-W0RAA wrote:
> Come on, guys.  This DE issue is getting rediculous.  I agree with Bill,
> W6WRT, and
> Jerry, W4UK.  Namely: DE is a dead issue in identifying.  I also searched
> the
> Part 97 Rules and found nothing in the section mentioned about DE being
> required as part of the station identifier requirement.
>
> Let's get back to the purpose of the reflector.  I am not going to send DE.
> I haven't
> in years.  I also don't use it in CW contests.  DE is DEAD.  Let it die.  If
> you want
> to include it in your transmissions in a contest, then do so.
>
> Dick
> W0RAA
> --------------------------------------------
>
>> On Mon, 3 Jan 2011 12:37:30 -0800, "AB7RW"<pyasson at pacifier.com>  wrote:
>>
>>> Didn't you take and pass a Technician license. DE mean this is from
>>> (Station). Not using it is improper procedure
>> REPLY:
>>
>> I did a search of FCC Part 97 rules. There is no requirement to use
>> "DE", nor is it even mentioned as an option or suggestion.
>>
>> Please tell us more about your Technician license.  :-)
>>
>> 73, Bill W6WRT
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2011 13:17:20 -0700
>> From: "G. E. Janssens - K5WW"<k5ww at live.com>
>> Subject: Re: [RTTY] RTTY Digest, Vol 97, Issue 5
>> To:<dezrat1242 at yahoo.com>,<rtty at contesting.com>
>> Message-ID:<COL114-W61120CE50894D204399738FD090 at phx.gbl>
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>>
>>
>> Bill, Bill, Bill...
>>
>> Looks like you overlooked 97.119(DE) :-)
>>
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>>
>> Date: Wed, 05 Jan 2011 16:11:54 -0500
>> From: Jerry Flanders<jeflanders at comcast.net>
>> Subject: Re: [RTTY] RTTY Digest, Vol 97, Issue 5
>> To: dezrat1242 at yahoo.com
>> Cc: rtty at contesting.com
>> Message-ID:<20110105211200.957101B60AC3 at dayton.contesting.com>
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>>
>> When I searched for references to K5WW's note I found that a Mr. Zook
>> had requested such a rule concerning "DE" a few years back but his
>> petition was denied.
>>
>> There is NO requirement for DE. DE is dead!
>>
>> Jerry W4UK
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