[RTTY] Repeats: State vs Province vs QTH ...

[WS7I]

Bingo, Hank.

On Mon, Jan 10, 2011 at 4:33 PM, Hank Garretson <w6sx at arrl.net> wrote:

> Come on everybody.  You can be sure he isn't asking for RST repeat.  Just
> as
> there is no reason to send 599 more than once in an exchange, there is no
> reason to send 599 when asked for a repeat of any kind.
>
> 73,
>
> Hank, W6SX
>
>
>
>
> On Mon, Jan 10, 2011 at 3:10 PM, Peter Laws <plaws at plaws.net> wrote:
>
> > On Mon, Jan 10, 2011 at 17:05, Jerry Flanders <jeflanders at comcast.net>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Me too, but I just use AGN AGN. I don't see the need to make it into
> > > a question and nobody has ever misunderstood AFAIK.
> >
> >
> > If I need to know the other guy's state and I send "AGN AGN", I'll get
> > his whole exchange.  I don't need his whole exchange, I need his state
> > (or name or time or whatever is appropriate for the contest at hand).
> > EXCH? might be a good generic but that's even more chars.
> >
> > If I need it ALL again, I send "AGN AGN".
> >
> > Works the other way around, too.  If I get "ST?" or "QTH?" I send my
> > state 5 times.  If I get "AGN AGN" I send it all again.
> >
> > Wastes time and effort otherwise.
> >
> _______________________________________________
> RTTY mailing list
> RTTY at contesting.com
> http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/rtty
>