I'm not a serious rtty contester, I just diddle a bit.
Ken
Amateur Radio Callsign: N0AS
Irritating nearly everyone since 1956.
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On Oct 18, 2011, at 12:17 PM, Bill Turner <dezrat1242@yahoo.com> wrote:
> It occurs to me that some of us have been RTTY contesting a long time,
> perhaps TOO long.
>
> Here's a little test you can take to see if you are one of those:
>
> 1. Your cell phone ring tone is CQ TEST in Baudot.
>
> 2. Your annual hearing test shows a significant peak at 2125 and 2295
> Hz. The doctor has never seen anything like it.
>
> 3. You do your text messaging at 45 baud. Plenty fast enough, you think.
>
> 4. You know exactly what TOOAWT means.
>
> 5. You believe the greatest intellects in history are Socrates,
> Einstein and Baudot.
>
> 6. You visit Makoto Mori's hometown and are appalled to find there is
> no shrine. You form a committee.
>
> 7. The hyphen is your mortal enemy.
>
> 8. You petition your congressman to make USOS mandatory. For some
> reason he does not return your calls.
>
> 9. You can't remember your wife's birthday but you know the Roundup is
> the first full weekend in January.
>
> and most telling of all
>
> 10. Your children are named Mark and Space.
>
> :-)
>
> 73, Bill W6WRT
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