Thanks All,
You've got me pretty well squared away. What you've suggested is pretty much
what I've been doing. I should probably shorten up my macros a character or
two, tho (K, DE).
I'm in the contests to work DX primarily, so macro length isn't a big concern
for me - but I certainly understand it is for contesters and I respect that.
One thing I found annoying in the jarts was a few operators sending multiple
line feeds (correct term?) before and in the middle of their transmission. Aw
well, rtty is way too much fun, I should have picked it up years ago. :) In
three months I've worked 85 entities with 100 watts or less with a tribander at
35 feet from the blackhole known as 0-land.
Ken
Amateur Radio Callsign: N0AS
Irritating nearly everyone since 1956.
ARRL: arrl.org
Twin City DX Association: tcdxa.org
INDEXA: indexa.org
FISTS: fists.org
On Oct 18, 2011, at 3:59 PM, "Jeff Blaine" <keepwalking188@yahoo.com> wrote:
> The space/hyphen debate is well covered in the archives.
>
> But for me, the biggest help I can offer to a new guy is to put a space
> before and after their transmission. When a guy replies to
> my CQ with his call sign (in some cases just once) and not offset by spaces,
> I am left to decipher where the guy's call starts and
> stops.
>
> Of course, in a perfect SNR case, the copy will be perfect and it's easy to
> squelch the screen to avoid jibbish - so the space is
> not so critical. But in the more "normal" case, especially with DX, you will
> have the squelch either off or set very low. And here
> that extra space before and after is what offsets your call from the noise.
>
> 73, Jeff ACØC
> www.ac0c.com
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Fabi va2up
> Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2011 3:42 PM
> To: al9a@mtaonline.net ; n0as.dx@gmail.com ; rtty contesting rttycontesting
> Subject: Re: [RTTY] Hyphens ( was Contesting too long?)
>
>
> I do use the mixed hyphens thing with relative success in numeric exchanges
> and not being asked for repeats : 599 066-066-066. The
> extra speed gained allows me to put in the 3rd exchange in just about the
> same time as in 599 066 066. In time the 3rd repeat has
> proven (to me) more useful than the no hyphen approach and using 2 repats.
> The space after 599 takes care of the USOS issue. My 5x
> exchange repat macro has no hyphens though, just in case.
>
> 73,
>
> Fabi va2up
> http://sites.google.com/site/va2upcontesting/
>
>
>
>> From: al9a@mtaonline.net
>> To: n0as.dx@gmail.com; rtty@contesting.com
>> Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2011 12:25:45 -0800
>> Subject: Re: [RTTY] Hyphens ( was Contesting too long?)
>>
>> Ken,
>>
>> I am gradually changing my contest macros to include hyphens between the
>> numbers of an exchange. For example, in the just completed JARTS contest I
>> sent "599-67-67". The hyphens prevent USOS from unnecessary shifting
>> between the numbers. I've put a stop watch on my macros and including the
>> hyphens in place of the spaces between the numbers results in a faster
>> transmission time. If the exchange contains alphabetic characters, like a
>> state or Provence, don't use the hyphens, just leave spaces. For example,
>> in "599 AK AK" USOS will unshift from numbers to chars on the space after
>> the 599. The following alpha characters do not need another shift back into
>> numbers. Including hyphens, such as "AK-AK" will cause unnecessary shifts
>> and longer transmission times.
>>
>> 73,
>> Gary AL9A
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Ken Anderson, N0AS" <n0as.dx@gmail.com>
>> To: "RTTY Contesting" <rtty@contesting.com>
>> Sent: October 18, 2011 11:42 AM
>> Subject: [RTTY] Hyphens ( was Contesting too long?)
>>
>>
>>> I've only been running rtty for about 3 months. I get the dots
>>> thing............can be annoying.
>>>
>>> I sometimes use hyphens between numbers, e.g., 599-599. Not a good idea?
>>> Or is the hyphen thing something else?
>>>
>>> Ken
>>> Amateur Radio Callsign: N0AS
>>>
>>> Irritating nearly everyone since 1956.
>>>
>>> ARRL: arrl.org
>>> Twin City DX Association: tcdxa.org
>>> INDEXA: indexa.org
>>> FISTS: fists.org
>>>
>>> On Oct 18, 2011, at 2:21 PM, Ktfrog007@aol.com wrote:
>>>
>>>> Is there a way I can make a contribution?
>>>>
>>>> 73,
>>>> Kermit, AB1J (no longer using hyphens or dots)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> In a message dated 10/18/2011 5:18:05 P.M. GMT Standard Time,
>>>> dezrat1242@yahoo.com writes:
>>>>
>>>> 6. You visit Makoto Mori's hometown and are appalled to find there is
>>>> no shrine. You form a committee.
>>>>
>>>>
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