Hi Ron, I usually send RST-zone once and state twice: 59905 PA PA. Note I group the numbers together to minimize the number of shift characters sent, and I leave a space around the letters to allow Unshift On Space to do it's thing in case the Unshift character is lost in QRN/QRM. Barry On 19 Sep 00, Ron Kenwood wrote: >> Can someone send me the preferred format for the exchange in this contest? > What order is the exchange usually sent? How many times do you send each > item? >> Thanks > Ron, W3ZV >>> -- > WWW: http://www.writelog.com/ > Submissions: writelog@contesting.com > Administrative requests: writelog-REQUEST@contesting.com > Problems: owner-writelog@contesting.com > -- Barry Kutner, W2UP Internet: w2up@mindspring.com Newtown, PA FRC alternate: barry@w2up.wells.com -- WWW: http://www.writelog.com/ Submissions: writelog@contesting.com Administrative requests: writelog-REQUEST@contesting.com Problems: owner-writelog@contesting.com