"PLEASE COPY" in today's CONTEST WORLD !! AHHHHHH

This past weekend was full of obvious FIRST TIME contesters...OR contesters who OBVIOUSLY have not had a proper "Elmer" (remember what an Elmer use to really mean?....)...to show them the way.....

"PLEASE COPY my number XXX......enter rest of exchange here" ..PLEASE!!! Stop the madness.
"Please Copy" has got to be the ALL TIME WORSE "EX CB-er" HAM wanna be in the history of earth. DON'T USE IT!!! EVER!

All kidding aside.....I am not kidding. This little statement is like hanging the scarlet letter on yourself and advertises to the world that " I AM A LID......and I DON'T CARE WHAT THE CORRECT THING TO DO IS....." The only reason this phrase is in "AB" USE at all is because it was heard SOMEWHERE.... (Probably on channel 19...right after "wall to wall and tree top tall"....)

Don't laugh, I have heard that as well on both 10M and 6M! GO FIGURE.....What does THAT tell you???

For the sake of everything sacred, just send the official exchange....That means JUST the REQUIRED INFO....that means...ONLY that info which was called for in the rules....AND preferably in the exact order the rules call out! I think that is pretty clear.... Not your, "Nice to see you, hope you are having fun...and what color your underwear size is...... WE DON'T CARE....
We would rather just not hear ANYTHING other than the exchange...THE REAL DATA!
Hell, after 1500 to 2000 QSOs in a weekend...that is all we have time for.....

If you must chat....do so during the YL HOWDIE DAYS..... Only kidding....Not really...

Any questions?

Thank god we have a licensing system that requires one to take a test before granting of a license....god knows what we would be without one! Oh I dread the thought!

Bring back the 20WPM code requirement!!!! PLEASE!!!

BTW...(by the way)... if you are one of those disgruntled CW guys who has been "banned" from the lower 25 KCs of the band and complaining about ........and you want to come on down there...... GUESS WHAT? NO CODE LICENSING IS HERE...NO EXCUSES....Just pass the simple little test you have to "memorize" now...... and come on down....BUT....leave your CW skimmer behind! That won't cut it!

You don't even need to know ANYTHING about ELECTRONICS or FCC regulations....hell....just memorize some questions and be done with it...HIT MASTER CLEAR AFTERWARDS........


BAA