[RTTY] Fwd: Friend File

[Hank Garretson]

It depends on the definition of friendly. Which varies with time and
circumstances.

Here is something I wrote a couple years back.

The Amateur is Friendly. What’s the best way to be friendly? It depends. My
> rule for contests is that completing the contact in shipshape fashion as
> quickly as possible is the most friendly thing I can do for the other guy
> and for the other guys waiting. And, it’s generally the most friendly thing
> you can do for me. The running station sets the tone. If the CQing station,
> even if he’s my best friend, sends me a standard-issue exchange, the most
> friendly thing is to send him a standard-issue exchange without
> pleasantries. If he says HI HANK, then he’s giving me the go-ahead to
> loosen up a (little) bit. It’s a contest—be contest friendly during the
> event and regular friendly afterwards.
>

Contest and Diddle Exuberantly,

Hank, W6SX