[RTTY] WPX

[Al Hanzl]

I don't mind the confirmation. My relatively slow S&P "rate" does not suffer because of it and that way I know my generally weak signal was copied correctly If the other station doesn't mind wasting their time, it's ok with me. 
Just a different perspective. 
Al
K2AL 

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> On Feb 16, 2018, at 3:03 PM, Ed W0YK <ed at w0yk.com> wrote:
> 
> It assures that the station is actually working me and not a station also running on my frequency that I don't copy.
> I get NILs for logging someone else's pile-up.
> 73,Ed W0YK
> -------- Original message --------From: Bill Turner <dezrat at outlook.com> Date: 2/12/18  10:08 PM  (GMT-04:00) To: RTTY Reflector <rtty at contesting.com> Subject: Re: [RTTY] WPX 
> ------------ ORIGINAL MESSAGE ------------(may be snipped)
> 
>> On Mon, 12 Feb 2018 16:46:03 -0500, you wrote:
>> 
>> Ah, yes...sending me back my number. First time I've ever seen [QSL: 
>> 239] or whatever. Glad I'm not the only one who thought that was 
>> weird...and a waste of time and characters.
> 
> REPLY:
> 
> /Amen to that.  An even bugger waste of time is to send MYCALL DE
> HISCALL when replying to my CQ. I know my call, just sent yours
> please!!  
> 
> There may be times when sending MYCALL is useful but I can't recall
> when it would be.  :-)
> 
> 73, Bill W6WRT
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