[UK-CONTEST] Valid QSOs

[Ray James]

--- On Thu, 11/6/09, Bob Henderson <bob.5b4agn at gmail.com> wrote:
> Ray
> 
> I see nothing wrong with Chris GM3WOJ's statement but if you interpret it to mean that during each contact both stations must send both calls, then you are mistaken in your interpretation.  That does not usually happen in HF contesting.

Hi Bob, 
Having operated contests with Chris going back to the 70's, he was the "experienced" peer I was referring to and used his contest page statement to provide some non-contest RSGB rule perspective to the discussion. 

When you look at the RSGB Contest Rules, they are specific. I would like to see your interpretation of "The contest exchange consists of at least both callsigns, RS(T) signal reports followed by a serial number"?
I felt Alex was right to query Chris's complaint of rate slowdown due to stations he was contacting sending his call in the exchange but that is what it states in the rules. Hey, I'm guilty, we're all guilty, but I'm happy to put my hands up and say so whereas others would prefer to look to excuse it by inferring a CQ or Test becomes part of the contest exchange when it is and always has been known as a general call inviting a contact.

Regarding Paul's points. I failed to see what his "If you both used amateur-band RF" comment had to do with answering Alex's S&P question.
His validation that the contacts were okay because that's just the way it's done, despite the rules stating specifically the opposite was a bit too hard to swallow. 


73 Ray GM4CXM