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Re: [RTTY] Suggestions for RTTY RU

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Subject: Re: [RTTY] Suggestions for RTTY RU
From: Jerry Flanders <jeflanders@comcast.net>
Date: Mon, 03 Jan 2011 15:07:14 -0500
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Like I said earlier, I haven't sent a "DE" in years in RTTY contests, 
but if we ever get Skimmer for RTTY, I promise to start.

Until then, I hope nobody sends DE unless he/she is in Delaware.

Jerry W4UK

At 02:03 PM 1/3/2011, you wrote:

>I can think of two reasons why sending DE can help (regardless of the
>WriteLog behavior).  Assume that SO2R is not an issue at this point:
>
>1.  By transmitting more (i.e. sending DE rather than not), you're
>increasing the duty cycle of your transmissions (higher % of key-down
>time).  This increases the chance that someone tuning by will hear a
>signal and stop to find out who it is.
>
>2.  RTTY Skimmer can't be far off.  I believe the software looks for a
>DE preceding the callsign of the transmitting station, otherwise that
>station won't be spotted.  So send DE if you want to be found.
>
>73 - Jim AD1C
>
>--
>Jim Reisert AD1C, <jjreisert@alum.mit.edu>

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