[RTTY] Cabrillo error

[David VE3VID]

:-D  yes very confusing and amusing
Wayne sent me an email explaining hihi
There were numerous confused ops wondering what the heck NU meant.
I just glad there were a couple hours of propagation out of the arctic that day
to hand out a few multipliers.

73 & cheers
David
Igloolik Island NA-174


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-------- Original message --------
From: Ed Muns <ed at w0yk.com>
Date: 10/01/2015  20:16  (GMT-05:00)
To: 'David VE3VID' <ve3vid at hotmail.com>
Cc: 'RTTY contest group' <rtty at contesting.com>
Subject: RE: [RTTY] Cabrillo error



David VE3VID wrote:

In the Cabrillo header, the LOCATION: line should be your ARRL/RAC section.
(Non-US/VE stations insert 'DX'.)  Nunavut is in the Northern Territories
RAC section, 'NT'.  But the contest exchange in RTTY Round-Up does not use
sections, rather states and provinces.  Therefore, Nunavut is 'NU' in the
exchange.  It is confusing.

One participant told me he was frustrated when you kept sending 'NU' to his
request for a number.  Turns out he mis-read your call as YV0/VE3VID.
Several ways to be confused.   ;>)

Ed W0YK

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David VY0/VE3VID wrote:

The robot accepted NT for the log.  Confusing since NU is my section