[RTTY] Fwd: RST in contests

[John Merrill]

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> From: John Merrill <johnn1jm at gmail.com>
> Date: March 21, 2011 8:08:29 AM MST
> To: dezrat1242 at yahoo.com
> Subject: Re: [RTTY] RST in contests
> 
> I agree and someone should blow the whistle to the contest chairman on those that don't do it for disqualification. :-)
> 
> 
> On Mar 21, 2011, at 7:45 AM, Bill, W6WRT wrote:
> 
>> In yesterday's BARTG contest there seemed to be an unusually large
>> number of stations who did not send an RST in their exchange. Often
>> there will be one, maybe two, but yesterday there were six or seven. 
>> 
>> Since I was not making a serious, all-out effort in the contest I
>> decided to let it go and just log what they sent and assume 599. I'm
>> starting to think that was the wrong thing to do. 
>> 
>> Frankly, I would like to see the signal report eliminated from all RTTY
>> contests, but as long as it is in the rules, the rules should be obeyed.
>> As others have pointed out, RST does serve some purpose in CW and SSB
>> contests by way of setting the tone and rhythm for what follows, but in
>> RTTY that is not relevant. 
>> 
>> For the next contest I am going to create a macro that says 
>> RST? RST? and send it when needed.
>> 
>> What do you folks think?
>> 
>> 73, Bill W6WRT
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