[TowerTalk] any chance for a qso for sweepstakes

[Jim Brown]

On 11/5/2018 7:59 PM, Richard (Rick) Karlquist wrote:
> I can remember several times when I was called
> by a KL7 operating stateside with no portable
> identifier and turned the beam towards KL7
> only to have the signal disappear and then have
> to turn it back, needlessly wasting time for
> both of us.

Something I don't understand, Rick. You're running, he calls you, you 
hear him. Why turn the beam? The only times I do that (or switch 
antennas) is if he's weak and hard to copy. I've never considered 
automating my rotaters because I don't want to add to their wear and tear!

> Jim is "excused."  "Everyone" knows he is in
> W6 

Um -- the contest club of which we are both members and you were 
President a few years ago has more than a dozen very active members who 
have kept our non-six-area calls, and none of us ever sign /6. I've 
never understood why a few guys do -- it takes more time send and copy 
and log. And I NEVER log /n designators for US calls.

K7SV lives in VA, K5ZD lives in MA, N8OO in LA, K8TE and N2IC in NM, 
K6LL in AZ, K2AV in NC, K4XU, W2VJN, KA6BIM, and N6TR in OR, N2BJ in IL, 
N3BB in TX, K2SX in SC, KU8E in GA, K0EJ and W9WI in TN. Lots of guys 
with 2-calls have either moved or have homes in FL or AZ. K2LE often 
operates from VT. All are very active contesters, none ever sign /n.

73, Jim K9YC