[UK-CONTEST] Re QTC in WAEDC RTTY

[Roger G3SXW]

QTCs are a bit like Marmite: love it or hate it. The wide range of contest 
formats certainly pleases some of the people all of the time, we pick 'n 
choose.
73 de Roger/G3SXW.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dave Sergeant" <dave at davesergeant.com>
To: <uk-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, November 14, 2008 6:50 AM
Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] Re QTC in WAEDC RTTY


> On 13 Nov 2008 at 21:54, Darrell G0HVQ wrote:
>
>> And some of younger ones :-)
>>
>> I dunno, I tuned 15m on Sun morning and couldn't work anyone 'cos they
>> were all sending QTCs to each other. I thought the point of a contest
>> was to work each other (tongue firmly in cheek).
>>
>> Sorry, the QTC thing just puts me off hence I didn't enter, but was
>> happy to give a few points away though (bonfire night got in the way
>> too).
>>
>> 73
>> Darrell G0HVQ
>
> I don't want to start one of those controvertial threads but you are
> not alone in this respect Darrell. QTCs are the one and only reason why
> I stay clear of the contest bands whenever there is a WAE contest on.
> As a QRP operator it irks me enormously when waiting to work some nice
> dx station and he goes into QTC mode. I liken it to Mornington Crescent
> to which it has an uncanny similarity.
>
> 73 Dave G3YMC
>
> http://www.davesergeant.com
>
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