[RTTY] STATION IDENTIFICATION IN CONTESTING

[Robert Chudek - K0RC]

I agree with John on this. The "DE" is a self-imposed abbreviation of 
unknown CW origin.

When in court and asked "Please state you name for the record", do you 
say "This is John Doe" or simply "John Doe"?

73 de Bob - KØRC in MN\

(Signature line interpreted to be: "Best regards, this is Bob [pause for 
a sip of coffee] Kay Zero Are Sea in Minnesota")

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On 10/3/2012 11:40 AM, john at kk9a.com wrote:
> 97.119 does not state that you need to use DE in front of your callsign.
> It does not even define what a communication is.  There is also no
> requirement to give the callsign of the station that you are working.
>
> John KK9A - W4AAA in 2012 CQWW RTTY Contest
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> To:	rtty at contesting.com
> Subject: [RTTY] STATION IDENTIFICATION IN CONTESTING
> From:	 KH6GMP
> Date:	 Wed, 03 Oct 2012 00:03:57 -1000
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>
> Here is a new thread that I would imagine will bring up a lot of
> comments. After seeing all the comments regarding exchanges in the rtty
> contests lately, here is a part of one that brought to mind a question
> Ive always had about contesting both RTTY and phone. The partial quote I
> refer to is:
> ---------
> Using "DE" in a contest where the exchange is US states is not
> recommended. That happens to be the abbreviation for Delaware, and if
> there were QRM or QRN the "NY" in the above might be missed and the Q
> logged as Delaware.
> ----------
> My concern is with the station identification section of the FCC rules
> which is:
>
> Sec. 97.119 Station identification.
> (a) Each amateur station, except a space station or telecommand
> station, must transmit its assigned call sign on its transmitting
> channel at the end of each communication, and at least every 10 minutes
> during a communication, for the purpose of clearly making the source of
> the transmissions from the station known to those receiving the
> transmissions.
>
> I have always included in my transmissions, whether in runs when giving
> my QSL/QRZ or when answering another station and giving my report, with
> DE and my call. This is because in the above cited FCC reg, I feel that
> 'at the end of each communication' means after each contact with a
> particular station. From what I see I think I am in the minority when I
> do this. Id like to know how the other contesters feel about this issue.
>
> 73 ALOHA DE KH6GMP (in Hawaii, not Delaware)
>
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