[UK-CONTEST] RST - who needs it?

[Bob Henderson]

Paul

I'm only responding to this because you claim you are being serious in your
suggestion.  Had you not done so, I would have been convinced you were
having a laugh.

So not to beat about the bush, I think your suggestion is absurd.  How on
earth would folks understand what you were trying to convey?

I understand the argument that RST is largely irrelevant when just about
everybody sends 5NN.  However that it appears irrelevant is in itself an
irrelevance if the rules call for you to send it.

Contests are simple things.  If the rules state your exchange must have
particular content then you should see to it that it does or risk
disqualification.

The rules for some contests say RST must be exchanged while others say it
need not.

Bob, 5B4AGN

----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul O'Kane" <pokane at ei5di.com>
To: "Contest Reflector" <uk-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, March 18, 2005 1:55 PM
Subject: [UK-CONTEST] RST - who needs it?


> G3SJJ:
> > I continually review how I can improve and cutting out irrelevant
> > information means I can spend more time making more contacts...
>
> G0WMW:
> > Sending "5C" instead of "5NN", and "X" instead of "TU" will help
> > a bit!  ;-)
>
> We can go further!  Now that ENN is heard more frequently in the
> major contests, why not abbreviate that to AR (didahdidahdit).  But
> even that's a bit long-winded for something that never changes and
> has no meaning - so just send R (didahdit).  That covers all bases,
> R for Roger, and R for standard RST (599) - and you know that the
> "important bit" of the exchange is coming next.
>
> For example:
>
> EI5DI:    EI5DI TEST
> G0WMW:    G0WMW
> EI5DI:    G0WMW R 204
> G0WMW:    R 281
> EI5DI:    TU EI5DI
>
> I'm serious about this.
>
> 73,
> Paul EI5DI
>
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