[RTTY] Secret

[Susan King]

I approve this message. Susan K5DU

On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 4:25 PM, rick darwicki <n6pe at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Stations sending 559 in contests are usually "check log only" operators.
> These logs are used by the contest sponsors to eliminate logs with errors.
> The results never appear and you are told the log was lost or misplaced. If
> you have more than three miscopied RST entries you are automatically
> eliminated from the following year's contest.
>
> The checkers also time your macros and apply secret deductions to your
> score if it appears you have an unfair advantage by sending shorter
> exchanges.
>
> Other operators monitor running only stations and suggest percent
> deductions to total scores if the station was confusing people with his QRZ
> vs CQ macro. Stations sending "thanks for the contact and good luck in the
> contest" are be awarded extra points.
>
> There are plans to limit contest software to only "approved" versions. The
> approved software will automatically delete a contact if you ask the sending
> station for a repeat twice in a row and then send a 599.
>
> Rick, N6PE
> April 1, 2011
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>  I  thought I wanted a career, turns out I just wanted pay checks.
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