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Re: [RTTY] Courtesy

To: W4GKM <w4gkm@citlink.net>
Subject: Re: [RTTY] Courtesy
From: Steve Bookout <steve@nr4m.com>
Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2013 18:09:51 -0400
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Heck, I can go you one better.  

PURPOSELY, set up a F3 message for my daughter while she was operating that was 
'TU 88 de Jenny NR4M'.  She is a licensed ham in her own right, but we just 
wanted to have a bit of fun. (Of course, it was not when the band was hopping.)

Remember 'fun'?

73 de Steve, NR4M



On Sep 30, 2013, at 17:51, "W4GKM" <w4gkm@citlink.net> wrote:

> I added 2117 "TU" to all my contacts.
> 
> -----Original Message----- From: Stanley Zawrotny
> Sent: Monday, September 30, 2013 2:02 PM
> To: rtty@contesting.com
> Subject: [RTTY] Courtesy
> 
> Some recent posts have been disturbing. Someone was upset because a 2x3 call 
> was used to try to contact a DX station in a pileup during a contest. Well, 
> that happens to be the F1 default in MMTTY and commonly used by DXers in 
> pileups. Maybe this ham wasn't in the contest. Believe it or not, we do have 
> to share these bands with non-contesters.
> 
> Other posts complained about newbies that didn't use the proper format. If 
> that really does get your knickers in such a bind, how about making a macro 
> that says, PSE USE FORMAT 59 59 FL FL. We all would benefit from this moment 
> of advise. It's better to be an Elmer than a disgruntled old man.
> 
> I am also a member of another digital forum that recently had a long thread 
> about QRM. It's interesting that RTTY contesting was a part of that 
> discussion. We don't have a good reputation, guys. Courtesy is a part of the 
> Amateur Radio Creed and also the DX Code of Conduct.
> 
> I noticed that no one added TU to their QSOs. I guess a simple "thank you" 
> would take almost half a second too long.
> 
> OK, start throwing your stones now.
> 
> Stan, K4SBZ
> 
> Sent from my iPad
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