[RTTY] One Pet Peeve

[Matt NQ6N]

I like to read discussion of pet peeves and best practices, as they help me
become a better operator and understand different points of view.

Most of the folks using extremely verbose or nonstandard exchanges are new
blood into contesting, and that's a great thing.  Sooner or later the new
ops will catch on and start doing things in a more efficient way.

There are also some traditions that are rooted in casual RTTY rag chewing.
It's folksy sort of like "please copy" and it puts a smile on my face
thinking about the care and time it took to create the macro.  It feels
like a waste of time in the middle of a contest, but to that operator it
feels like a good balance and probably feels more like a "real qso" than a
rapid fire exchange.  Sooner or later the contesting bug will bite a bit
harder and the op will maximize the efficiency of all those macros.

73,
Matt NQ6N




On Tue, Jul 18, 2017 at 10:41 AM, Al Hanzl <alhanzl at comcast.net> wrote:

> Right!
> K2AL
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Jul 18, 2017, at 10:57 AM, Pacorro Delgadillo <luis.xe2ac at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > ...or even better, "Alf" ?
> >
> > Luis D.
> >
> > El 17-07-2017 11:05, "Al Hanzl" <alhanzl at comcast.net> escribió:
> >
> >> I could use "Alfred" just as easily as "AL"!
> >> I assume my call would give you a hint...
> >> K2AL
> >>
> >> Sent from my iPhone
> >>
> >>> On Jul 17, 2017, at 11:52 AM, Jeff Stai <wk6i.jeff at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> I get tempted to get annoyed by people who use the name AL or LOU,
> >> forcing
> >>> me to type things, then I remember that the CW and SSB guys have to
> type
> >>> everything AND decode it in their heads. 73 jeff wk6i
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> On Mon, Jul 17, 2017 at 8:40 AM, Michael Clarson <wv2zow at gmail.com>
> >> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> And guys named Al from Alabama.--Mike, WV2ZOW
> >>>>
> >>>> On Mon, Jul 17, 2017 at 10:54 AM, David Tanks via RTTY <
> >>>> rtty at contesting.com>
> >>>> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> I also worked someone whose name showed up on my screen several times
> >> as
> >>>> "
> >>>>> SIAN ", so that is what I put in the log. I can understand it being
> >> wrong
> >>>>> once, but not many times. If I don't get credit for putting in what I
> >>>>> received, well, so be it.
> >>>>> Also, one guy whom I answered his CQ with my call, once he copied me,
> >>>> sent
> >>>>> " TU AD4TJ QRZ DE XXXX ", without bothering to go thru the required
> >>>>> exchange of info!( We had worked on another band so he had my info,
> but
> >>>>> still you are required to send the exchanges ) He could have been
> >> tired,
> >>>>> though, so I'll give him the benefit of the doubt.
> >>>>> Also, using N1MM+ here, sometimes the name gets in the state box and
> >> vice
> >>>>> versa, then I have a heck of a time getting that straightened out.
> >> Also,
> >>>>> sometimes when I clicked on the state it would not go into the state
> >> box;
> >>>>> it would remain empty, then I would have to enter it manually. Ah,
> the
> >>>> joys
> >>>>> of contesting!
> >>>>>
> >>>>> 73, David AD4TJ
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>     From: Mark <k5xhrtty at gmail.com>
> >>>>> To: RTTY at contesting.com
> >>>>> Sent: Monday, July 17, 2017 9:43 AM
> >>>>> Subject: Re: [RTTY] One Pet Peeve
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I would like to add another one.
> >>>>> Please put at least one space or CR or something at the start and end
> >> of
> >>>>> your call and report.
> >>>>> I worked one station whose name was IAN (I think). He was only
> sending
> >>>>> the name and state once so I got PIAN the first time SIAN on the
> repeat
> >>>>> I asked for. Without a space as the first character I could not get a
> >>>>> clean copy on the name. He wasn't in my history file so I was left to
> >>>>> guess the name.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
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