I concur with Jerry - a quick polite QSO explaining the test could encourage
a new contester.
JV - I fear that in many cases all that will be understood is that you were
yet another slightly rude contester... sorry.
I remember from one of the first contests I ever worked - during a phone DX
test a rare African station came on the air. The operator was an American
working down there - he did not seem to be aware of the contest, but he sure
did sound homesick. All he wanted was to work a few stations back home...
Anyway, I impressed with the operators I heard working him: each one slowed
down and had a short QSO with him (name, state, wx) while working in the
contest exchange.
HTH - 73 - jeff wk6i
At 11:07 AM 8/5/2002, Jerry Flanders wrote:
>I have done that, but only when extremely busy. Otherwise I have a short QSO
>with him and explain the contest and try to get the exchange from him to use
>for credit. Most guys are anxious to give me credit when they understand and
>then let me go. I often have to tell them their zone nr or suggest a serial
>number for him to give me (001), and I keep a buffer prepared for this when
>possible. Otherwise I send it manually.
>
>Jerry W4UK
>
>At 13:02 8/5/02 -0400, JV wrote:
>> "TU QRZ TEST DE KT4U" works for me. This is a tad rude but the other
>> station should understand.
>>JV
>>
>>
>>At 04:23 PM 8/5/2002 +0000, Jerry Flanders wrote:
>>>I will have perhaps 1 out of every hundred contest QSOs turned into a short
>>>ragchew by the op at the other end replying to my contest CQ. He is
>>>typically unaware of the contest and just wants to talk.
>>>
>>>There are RTTY ragchewers out there - trust me.
>>>
>>>Jerry W4UK
>
>
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