For training purposes, it's too bad that we no longer have the "Internet
Sprint," a CW contest that flourished briefly some years ago. One
difference from the North American Sprint was the name in your exchange:
you sent the name that you received in the previous QSO! It was interesting
to see how names, sometimes novel ones, propagated as the contest
progressed.
Also, the scoring was "double-edged": both operators had to log the QSO
correctly, or neither got credit for it.
73, Dave K1HT
On Sun, Jan 17, 2021 at 1:41 PM Bill Coleman <aa4lr@arrl.net> wrote:
> During the NAQP Phone, I was amazed at the number of folks I contacted who
> balked at the name I sent, insisting that their software says it should be
> “Bill”.
>
> I know it confused a few of the folks I know not to hear “Bill”, but there
> were quite a few people I don’t know who were insisting their software says
> my name should be “Bill”.
>
> I haven’t used “Bill” in the NAQP Phone since before 2001.
>
> Listen to the other operator, not your software.
>
> Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASEL Mail: aa4lr@arrl.net
> Web: http://boringhamradiopart.blogspot.com
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> -- Wilbur Wright, 1901
>
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