Dear Santa:
There is only one thing on my "Christmas Wish List" I would really like
this year:
* Abolishment of RST and RS as a part of ANY contest exchange!
Santa, in case you haven't kept up with Ham Radio Contesting lately
(compared to the "Good Old Days"), sending an meaningless RST or RS in a
contest is really dumb. Stupid even. I've decided to rename RST to:
(R)eal
(S)tupid
(T)ime-Waster
5NN, ETT or any of the other derivations of 599 are simply 99.9% LIES, and
if done away with, would shorten contest exchanges, and yield available
seconds/minutes/hours for making even MORE QSOs. I haven't met one
Contester yet who doesn't want to make more QSOs in a Contest.
And then of course, there is the issue of "integrity". The way it is now,
there is no integrity when a 599, 5NN, ETT, or whatever is sent (often now
at 40WPM) to a station who is really 339 or even 579. So this really isn't
just about helping everyone make more QSOs, it's also a matter of helping
bring integrity back into Contesting.
I know you're a straight-up kinda guy, Santa, so I'm confident this request
is in alignment with your gift-giving policies.
Thanks a lot, Santa.
73 & 88 to Mrs. Santa...
Rick, K6VVA
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