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Re: [RTTY] Another reason to sign "portable"

To: <W0YR@aol.com>, <k4ww@arrl.net>, <rtty@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [RTTY] Another reason to sign "portable"
From: "WA9ALS - John" <wa9als@starband.net>
Date: Sat, 4 Oct 2003 18:24:24 -0500
List-post: <mailto:rtty@contesting.com>
> In contesting, what we care about is ACCURACY.  It is more accurate for
K5ZD
> to sign K5ZS/1 from Mass and for W0YR to sign W0YR/4 from Virginia than to
not
> do so.  AT LEAST the other operator is alerted to the fact that Randy is
NOT
> in a 5th call area state and PROBABLY not in Zone 4.  Same with me.

Not to mention beam headings.  Sometimes I'm shocked when the beam is
pointed west and a "weak W6" answers.  Finally I find out he's in MA.


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