[RTTY] Why send 599 report

[Fabi va2up]

I think 599 is there to stay as a matter of 'form and timing'. It's an indicator and it sets the 'beat' of the exchange (as in cw). In a pileup you can tell the exchange just by the sound and 599 is part of that sound. Now if you ask me why some folks send 599 two or three times in their exchange...well still a mistery to me and I think that's a practice that would need some adjustements...
To take out 599 from contesting to me it would be like abolishing the checkered flag at the end of a car race...it's unnecessary but it's 'part of the game'. So let's play. BTW if you're not too tired after the RU , tomorrow UKDX is on and I'll look for you all.

73 

Fabi  va2up
http://sites.google.com/site/va2upcontesting/




> From: vs_otw at rogers.com
> To: rtty at contesting.com
> Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2011 14:27:00 -0500
> Subject: Re: [RTTY] Why send 599 report
> 
> Bill,
> 
> With due respect...
> 
> - How do you know about "most folks"? Was there any poll on that or what?
> 
> - I for one truly support the 599 as a part of exchange. As a matter of fact 
> it is meaningless as a signal report but it serves several purposes:
> 1. As it has been repeated numerous times by numerous people, 599 is mostly 
> a kind of synchro symbol. Everybody knows that the inportant part of 
> exchange will follow after 599. Actually it says, be ready to copy. Some 
> prople really need this kind of synchro. Would you prefer PLEASE COPY 
> (that's what I really had in the RU last week) instead?
> 2. The 599 is yet another confirmation of receipt of other stuff. If a I try 
> to copy a weak station and I see 599 in the screen garbage, I know for sure 
> that this station has copied my call or my full exchange. Otherwise there 
> would be another AGN request or so.
> 
> The 599 debate is a neverending story for years and there is no clear winner 
> in that so far. Therefore your statement about "most folks" sounds a bit too 
> strong.
> 
> 73,
> Vladimir VE3IAE
> 
> ---
> 
> 
> 
> 
> >
> >Why not do away with sending 599 when all the logging programs put in for 
> >you
> >anyway, its just a symbolic.
> 
> REPLY:
> 
> Most folks including me agree, but it's up to the contest sponsors. For
> now, most rules require it. Theoretically, if you don't send it you
> could get disqualified, although I've never heard of this happening.
> 
> Maybe if we all write the sponsors, something might be done.
> 
> There are a few contests which do not require it. Good for them.
> 
> 73, Bill W6WRT
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