Here are the presentations scheduled for the RTTY Contest Forum at the Dayton Hamvention on Saturday, 21 May from 10:30-11:45am: Contest vs. DXpedition Operating, Craig Thompson K9CT Remote Contestin
3. When answering a CQ, send only your call once, twice, or three times. Don't send the CQer's call. Never send DE. 4. Golden Silence. If two or more answer your CQ and you don't print a call, avoid
If I might add one... 'Someone' once told me years ago, to not let anyone pass your freq without hearing you send something. Point being, if your equipment can stand it, make -unnecessary- silence so
Low tones?? Why? Less shrill. Much easier on the ears and brain. Much less fatiguing. Diddle Exuberantly, Hank, W6SX _______________________________________________ RTTY mailing list RTTY@contesting.
Hi Hank Your comment about 'flexible macros' with number 9 is spot on. Most of the time just sending the exchange once is sufficient. In the BARTG last week, on the high bands, one time was 99.9% eff
My primary reason for using low tones is that they are less stressful to listen to and much less fatiguing over a long contest period. For the same reason (less fatigue), I reduce the headphone level
When contesting I use foam ear plugs then headphones. This means I can have a much lower audio level in the ears. It also reduces the external noise from the cooling fans on the amplifiers relative t
Another useful reason for using low tones is if you are running SO3R and need to listen to two radios in one ear. You can set one radio to high tones and one to low tones and be able to determine whi
As is SO1R better than inefficient SO2R. ;>) Ed W0YK ____________________________________________________ However, efficient SO2R is better than inefficient SO3R! ____________________________________
Steve, NR4M wrote: "10 or 15 seconds between CQ's is way too much and just asking for someone to take your frequency." First, and foremost, opinions are as other parts of human antimony! Everyone has
But does that still apply, Shelby? In this age of panadaptors/waterfalls, anyone can see what has been happening on any nearby spot for recent history. I routinely run a waterfall that keeps the last
Ten seconds can be an awfullly long time on RATTY. During the BARTG, I had a nice run going on 20 and had to stop for just a few seconds to cnange one of my macros (which probably took less than 10 s
Jerry, key words in your post: "that I can hear". Just because YOU can't hear them, doesn't mean they are not there? C'Ya, Shelby - K4WW But if I can't hear them, I wouldn't hear the QRL reply, so as
This happens to me quite often. It's like they are just waiting for me to pause and then they take over. I used to get upset over this but now I just move somewhere else and try again. The trailing C
I find that 5 or 6 seconds fits my style perfectly. Otherwise I have to pay too much attention and confuse the guy I am working! Neal Campbell Abroham Neal LLC _______________________________________
I also don't call QRL in RTTY contests. As Jerry suggests, I determine where I'm going to jump TOO by looking at the bandscope. Then I jump and start calling CQ. If there is another guy who starts ca
If a guy tries to take my freq (accidentally or otherwise) while I am running normally, I try to work him by calling and giving him my complete exchange. If he responds with his exchange, I accept it