[RTTY] 5NN

[Stanley Zawrotny]

Now you have identified the problem. How do we make reading this list mandatory before participating in a contest?

Stan, K4SBZ

"Real radio bounces off the sky."

> On Feb 18, 2016, at 5:03 PM, V Sidarau <vs_otw at rogers.com> wrote:
> 
> Regardless what particularly you ask for a repeat, you will only get what
> people had pre-programmed before the contest. If there is just a single
> macro containing a full exchange, that's the only thing you can get. 
> We can only hope, more people would read this discussion and prepare more
> macros next time. Unfortunately it is rather wishful thinking.  There are
> way more RTTY contesters than subscribers to this list...
> 
> 73,
> Vlad VE3IAE
> 
> --
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: RTTY [mailto:rtty-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Ed Muns
> Sent: Thursday, February 18, 2016 4:11 PM
> To: rtty at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [RTTY] 5NN
> 
> Last weekend, in 19 out of 20 cases when I sent
> 
> NR?
> NR?
> 
> I received an exact repeat of the original exchange message rather than just
> the serial number I asked for.  Less than 5% of stations replied with only
> their serial number when I asked for only their serial number.
> 
> BTW, when I am asked for a repeat, even if it is "AGN AGN", I only send the
> serial number.  No one has ever insisted I resend 599 or their callsign.
> 
> Ed W0YK
> ____________________________________________________________
> 
> Stan K4SBZ wrote:
> 
> If you ask for a repeat, you are likely to get a repeat of everything. But
> if you specify what you want repeated, then you should only get that. 
> 
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