[RTTY] Rude contesters

[Ken Alexander]

So does LISTENING first.  But that requires a tiny amount of courtesy and a few extra seconds out of your life.  The way RTTY contesters fret about shaving a few milliseconds off their macros, you'd think they could afford a second here or there to see what's happening before blasting away.

73,

Ken Alexander
VE3HLS




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 From: "k0bx at arrl.net" <k0bx at arrl.net>
To: Jim W7RY <w7ry at centurytel.net>; Jim Reisert AD1C <jjreisert at alum.mit.edu>; RTTY Reflector <rtty at contesting.com> 
Sent: Sunday, September 30, 2012 9:09:01 PM
Subject: Re: [RTTY] Rude contesters
 
Bigger/taller antenna's and louder amplifier's help solve this problem.

Joe K0BX

Stop the insanity!
Please do not add me to any distribution lists (Joke, Stories or Junk) without 
my permission.




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From: Jim W7RY <w7ry at centurytel.net>
To: Jim Reisert AD1C <jjreisert at alum.mit.edu>; RTTY Reflector 
<rtty at contesting.com>
Sent: Mon, October 1, 2012 1:03:08 AM
Subject: Re: [RTTY] Rude contesters

That’s a bit over the top don’t you think Jim? Here's my take.

1. It’s a contest. It's all about ME and MY score.
2. Perhaps I don't hear the DX or can't copy them because of flutter or just 
plain bad copy.
3. I just tuned across your signal and misunderstood where you were in the 
exchange process.
4. Perhaps you said QRZ and the DX needed a repeat.


And the list goes on and on as to why someone transmitted on top of your 
precious QSO.

Deal with it.

This is a hobby.

73
Jim W7RY




-----Original Message----- From: Jim Reisert AD1C
Sent: Sunday, September 30, 2012 4:16 PM
To: RTTY Reflector
Subject: [RTTY] Rude contesters

Three times this weekend, I had guys calling on top of the DX when I
was trying to hear if he confirmed my report.

PLEASE PLEASE let the QSO in progress F I N I S H before dumping your call in.

I used to think RTTY operators were polite.  Now they're just like the
rest of the a-holes out there.

-- Jim Reisert AD1C, <jjreisert at alum.mit.edu>, http://www.ad1c.us
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