I had maybe 20-30 callers this weekend (out of 1600+ Q's) who had what I call "upside down" exchanges. I call: CQ CQ TEST N3QE N3QE CQ These upside down guys come back to my CQ with: N3QE DE F1AKE 59
Sure. Don't work them. If enough people just ignore them, they'll (hopefully) realize that their technique is lacking. -- Peter Laws | N5UWY | plaws plaws net | Travel by Train! _____________________
I have a simple solution. If someone does this then I ignore them and carry on CQ or work another caller. Ok I may lose a Q but it is the only quick way to educate someone. I find ignoring them is es
I noticed this in Roundup last month and now in WPX, except I do not recall seeing my callsign in their exchange, just their call and a report. I typically ignore these callers for a while, trying to
Bet this this is more new guys jumping into their first contest. Or maybe new to the logger in RTTY. What surprises me is that guys get so far into this without figuring out the proper sequence. I re
Sadly, the ARRL's Contest Update email newsletter had this in the January 11 edition's Conversation" section. Quoting in part: "In last weekend's ARRL RTTY Roundup, as in past contests, I encountered
There are still some that do not send 599 when required by the rules. They seem to get confused when I REPLY RST? RST?. 73, John N1JM _______________________________________________ RTTY mailing list
Yeah ... we need to work on sponsors to ditch that. Put in something else. Shoe size or something. BARTG is half-way there. :-) -- Peter Laws | N5UWY | plaws plaws net | Travel by Train! ____________
In the WPX this weekend, there was one station sending "59" instead of the required "599". He is an active in contesting, so I don't think it was from not knowing the rules. 73, Jim N6VH 73, John N1J
Somewhere along the way, in the past few months, I picked up the impression that one of the contest loggers had this exchange "style" as a default, and that that is why we are seeing it more. I know
I have hit the wrong button at times. I hit the ESC key as soon as I realize it, but part of the exchange has already been sent. 73, Jim N6VH On 2/13/2017 11:16 AM, Jeff AC0C wrote: Bet this this is
If you are using N1MM and the ESM feature (common for RTTY operation setup), the default the program will pick once you have the run guy's call loaded is to send your call (correct in the sequence).
Yes, an operation error. N1MM+ only moves the cursor into the RST field(s) if you use the *TAB* key. The operator should be using the *SPACEBAR* key to move between the call sign and the (unique) exc
Perhaps F1AKE was trying to be as nice as possible and a new contester to boot. I hope that contact doesn't read your post as it tends to put people off contesting. If you feel that strong about doin
It sounds more like a training or a documentation error, because the folks doing this are doing it consistently. Either the tool is too easy to misuse or the "how-to" is not directing them to the cor
I had about 6 of these types of contacts in the Roundup. I think it is people not understanding the flow. Everything is wonderful when in sync. Not so much when this happens! HI! W0MU On 2/13/2017 2:
I'm with you - work them all, however it has to be done. A Q is a Q and guys who are setting "I won't work em" thresholds clearly have not ran into the case of having worked all the guys on the band.
Just work the guy for crying out loud. He either is a newbie, in which case work him and hopefully he'll get hooked. Or he made a mistake, in which case he is just like you and me. Or he is playing w
Hi all, I know I was suffering from a bad cold, and also had lots of other things on my mind at the time, but I too noticed a lot of "odd" behaviour during the contest. Not only did I get more than a
Good heavens. This is why I don't bother with contests. A number of participants want differing ways of answering. I have no doubt they are correct in what each says but they want it sent slightly di