[UK-CONTEST] 5NN NOT!

[mark.haynes at yahoo.co.uk]

Hi Ken,

In answer to your question, the reason I think we (certainly I) bother to send a report is that it is in the contest rules and therefore not sending it is breaking them.

73,
Mark M0DXR


Mark Haynes
Tel: 07917 223870
Email: mark.haynes at yahoo.co.uk
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-----Original Message-----
From: Ken <ken.g3lvp at btinternet.com>
Sender: uk-contest-bounces at contesting.com
Date: Wed, 04 Jul 2012 22:07:12 
To: <uk-contest at contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] 5NN NOT!

Having been away on holiday I missed the 5NN discussion and hopefully 
I'll be excused for bringing it up again.

On a number of occasions on HF I've not sent the pointless 5NN during a 
contest exchange and
have never been asked for a report when I've done this so why do we 
bother when the guy at the other end has
probably already entered the report?

As the 'T' report is virtually redundant in all but a very few cases 
perhaps 5N could just be shortened to . -.
for those who need a clue that there's a serial number coming.

What is becoming really annoying is that 5NN appears to be creeping into 
everyday QSO's on VHF at
least on 6m if the QSO's that I had on that band whilst I was away were 
anything to go by.
There again I find that most 6m QSO's tend to be like contest QSO's 
anyway "5NN locator & 73..."

73...

Ken

G3LVP
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