That is a perfect way to use the friend file! John KK9A To: rtty at contesting.com Subject: Re: [RTTY] Friend File From: Tom Osborne <w7why at frontier.com> Date: Sat, 6 Feb 2016 08:58:48 -0800 List-post: <rtty at contesting.com">mailto:rtty at contesting.com> That is what I do here, too. I don't say 'hi' to everyone because I don't know everyone. If someone is running, you shouldn't do it, unless you know them really well, as it just slows them down. I can always tell if someone is using the friend file as it will sas 'hi Thomas', instead of 'Tom', which is what I go by. 73 Tom W7WHY