Yes, please. The whole “what constitutes a QSO” has been beaten to a bloody pulp - The search function will uncover plenty on the subject from all sides.
Jim S. N2ADV > On Oct 15, 2018, at 7:47 PM, Gary <w...@w9bs.com> wrote: > > End this NOW or I will drop off of this list. > > Gary - W9BS > > > -----Original Message----- > From: W0MU Mike Fatchett [mailto:w...@w0mu.com] > Sent: Monday, October 15, 2018 7:38 PM > To: wsjt-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [wsjt-devel] Why73 - RRR or RR73 ---isn't it a waste of time ? > > That is your opinion. All that needs to happen is both sides receive > some data. A confirmation is never required. I never get that when > working DXpeditions so why would I expect it on FT8. I never get > confirmations on my 60k contest contacts either. Not sure what contests > you have been in. CQ WW 599 04. Done and gone, the DX does not and > does not have to send back anything. Stop trying to force your way on > others. Thanks. > > >> On 10/15/2018 2:58 PM, Bill Somerville wrote: >>> On 15/10/2018 21:30, W0MU Mike Fatchett wrote: >>> I don't need to see rr73 or 73. I prefer making contacts instead of >>> finding reasons not to have contacts. On CW or SSB working rare dx >>> you never get a 73 so why do you need it here? You don't! Have fun >>> and log it. >>> W0MU >> >> Mike, >> >> if you don't wait for an RR73 or RRR message (they serve the same >> purpose as conformations or receipt of a key piece of QSO information) >> then you don't know that your report to your QSO partner has been >> received, that is not a complete two-way QSO by any reckoning. No >> contest rules or award rules would accept such a QSO as valid. A 73 >> message is not the same as a RR73 message, they are very different. >> >> 73 >> Bill >> G4WJS. >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> wsjt-devel mailing list >> wsjt-devel@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wsjt-devel > > > > _______________________________________________ > wsjt-devel mailing list > wsjt-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wsjt-devel > > > > _______________________________________________ > wsjt-devel mailing list > wsjt-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wsjt-devel _______________________________________________ wsjt-devel mailing list wsjt-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wsjt-devel
