The optimal number of repeats is situational. Give you a couple of
examples...
If you are S&P, you may want to consider a couple; and if you are running,
then a single may be fine. Because as a runner, you are sending the state
frequently and there is a good chance that the S&P side of the Q may see
your exchange from the prior and have that as a confrimation.
If you are running QRP, have a lousy antenna or some other weak source
signal condition - you will be doing a lot of repeats compared to a guy
running a stack and power.
QRN is a factory - lower band operation, especially in the summer, is going
to result in more band noise prompting for more repeats.
There are other factors, but I would have to be with Bill on this one - two
is a good number generally speaking. I run 2 "KS" in my S&P, and unless the
band is in exceptional shape, two "KS" in run mode as well.
73/jeff/ac0c
www.ac0c.com
alpha-charlie-zero-charlie
-----Original Message-----
From: Jerry Flanders
Sent: Saturday, January 14, 2012 7:56 PM
To: Bill Turner ; rtty@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [RTTY] Take Two RTTY Exchange
I don't think the rx stn would ask for a repeat if he got a valid
(but garbled) exchange. And no way for the tx stn to know he missed it.
Jerry W4UK
At 07:53 PM 1/14/2012, Bill Turner wrote:
>On 1/13/2012 4:32 PM, Hank Garretson wrote:
> > An additional thought.
> >
> > My exchange for RTTY Roundup was 599 CA.
> >
> > With 1250 contacts, I got request for state repeat only four times. I
> > haven't run the math, but I'm pretty sure that I came out ahead.
>
>But how do you know your "CA" wasn't garbled into CO, IA, CT, MA or
>whatever?
>
>Sending CA twice is cheap insurance, IMO.
>
>73, Bill W6WRT
>
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