[RTTY] My Macro Opinion

[Gedking at aol.com]

Right on Susan.
A Big 88 from ED K8OT
 
 
In a message dated 1/10/2011 10:40:59 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
w7ry at inbox.com writes:

EXACTLY!

73/88 :)

Jim  W7RY


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From:  "Susan King" <susan.k5du at gmail.com>
Sent: Monday, January 10, 2011  6:53 PM
To: "RTTY Reflector" <RTTY at contesting.com>
Subject: [RTTY]  My Macro Opinion

> I think all you guys are thinking backwards. You  spend too much time
> criticizing
> other folks' contest macros  and responses.
>
> I was very careful to create and use crisp, no  wasted shifts macros.
>
> CQ RU K5DU K5DU CQ
> and
>  YourCall 599 TX TX
>
> Many of the stations in my log used similar  crisp clean clear macros. 
But,
> and it is a
> major but, some  hams sent really good alternative responses.
>
> TU HNY 599 VT  VERMONT
> and
> 599 599 599 IN INDIANA
> and
> 599 ?  IL ? IL 599 ? IL QSL?
> and
> HI SUSAN 599 599 CA CA
>  and
> 599 CA 094 599 CA 094
>
> and many GL and 73 and even  one 88.
>
> What's good about these responses? These hams answered  my CQ. They got on
> the air and gave me
> a point. Sure each one  might have cost me a millisecond more, but my 
score
> would have
>  been much lower without them.
>
> If I erased all the QSOs not  acceptable to the macro purists, I would 
have 
> a
> much  shorter
> log. I appreciate everyone who gave me a QSO, no matter how  long it took.
>
> I never did stop to wonder whether QRZ? or CQ?  was correct. I would 
answer
> either one.
>
> 73, Susan  K5DU
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