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Re: [RTTY] Response to DX Station

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Subject: Re: [RTTY] Response to DX Station
From: Mike Fatchett W0MU <w0mu@w0mu.com>
Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2011 11:55:35 -0600
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I have to admit to doing that too but not with stations like ST0R or 
BS7H.  I will work them once per band/mode unless I feel my contact was 
less than certain.

I can't fault people for wanting to break piles.  It does rub me wrong 
when I am trying to work something on a tough path and someone works the 
guy and tells the world that this the 29th time they have worked on this 
band yadayadayada........

On 8/12/2011 11:34 AM, Don AA5AU wrote:
> I always feel the "need" to bust a pileup even if I don't "need" it.  It's 
> the fun of it that drives people to work stations they don't "need" for an 
> award.  Some people don't even chase awards, but they "need" to bust a pileup 
> or just work the DX.
>   
> I've been going through DX'ing withdrawl since ST0R went QRT.  I did get a 
> "fix" last night when I worked TY1KS on 80M CW for a new band country.  Some 
> of us are just plain addicted to 
> DX'ing/Contesting/Anything-to-do-with-ham-radio.
>   
> I'm going through RTTY contesting withdrawl too, but hope to "fix" that need 
> next weekend in SARTG.
>   
> 73, Don AA5AU
>
> From: Mike Fatchett W0MU<w0mu@w0mu.com>
>> To: rtty@contesting.com
>> Sent: Friday, August 12, 2011 10:51 AM
>> Subject: Re: [RTTY] Response to DX Station
>>
>> The one problem with online "logs" is that the DX could have busted a
>> call and logged me instead of W1MU or W9MU.  In your scenario I would be
>> penalized because they busted the contact.
>>
>> I don't know how many people feel the need to work DX peditions multiple
>> times when they know they have a solid contact.
>>
>> W0MU
>>
>> On 8/12/2011 4:17 AM, Shelby Summerville wrote:
>>> K0IDT wrote: "If you could get everyone to read and abide by the DX Code of
>>> Conduct it might help  http://dx-code.org/";
>>>
>>> As long as DXCC Challenge, DeSoto Cup and the "ego satisfying" attempts to
>>> stay at the top of the Honor Roll exists, the DX Code of Conduct is not
>>> applicapable! For the few that "work them and shut up", many, many more try
>>> and work them on as many bands/modes as possible. I await the day a "rare"
>>> DXpedition, that has online log availability, and publishes their operating
>>> style, penalizes duplicate band callers by removing all of their other
>>> contacts? If one is sure that they are in the online log, I see absolutely
>>> no reason for another attempt, on the same band. In the case of a new
>>> entity, "once per band/mode" should be enforced? I also believe that the DX
>>> has most of the responsibility of "controlling the pileup"?
>>>
>>> C'Ya, Shelby - K4WW
>>>
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