He is not signing as the other station. The other station already knows
he is working W6WRT. It's a waste of time sending W6WRT again.
Bill also knows his call sign, so there's no benefit for him seeing it
again either.
There is a benefit. That is when the first K1XX gets covered up by "tail
enders" and "long callers". Nobody knows who the report is being sent to
(other than W6WRT). Having the call sign on the end ensures the intended
station knows he is being worked.
I lost count of the number of times I received "4:XC-ALU4C 599 CA CA BK"
on my screen. Then I simply WAIT until the station resends his report
and I can tell whether he is working me or someone else.
73 de Bob - KØRC in MN
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On 1/16/2012 8:13 AM, Richard Cariello wrote:
> Bill W6WRT,
> I am just getting back into RTTY myself and greatly enjoying the mode.
>
> I am wondering why you are signing as the other station:
>
> ME: K1XX 599<EXCH> <EXCH> K1XX
>
> I would use:
>
> ME: k1xx 599<exch> <exch> w6wrt (your callsign)
>
> If conditions are bad then double the callsigns as needed to make the QSO.
>
> Rich AA2MF
>
>
> On Jan 16, 2012, at 7:39 AM, Duane Budd wrote:
>
>> Bill said:
>>
>> "When I'm running, I want to verify two things from the calling station:
>>
>> 1. He's working me and not another station on the frequency that I can't
>> hear.
>>
>> and
>>
>> 2. That he has my callsign correct.
>>
>> Unless the calling station sends my call at some point, how would I verify
>> the above?
>>
>> Here's how I like it when I'm running:
>>
>> ME: CQ TEST W6WRT W6WRT CQ
>> HIM: K1XX K1XX K1XX (or only twice if condx good, never just once)
>> ME: K1XX 599<EXCH> <EXCH> K1XX
>> HIM: W6WRT 599<EXCH> <EXCH> K1XX
>> ME: K1XX TU W6WRT CQ
>>
>> There is some redundancy in the above, but during a busy contest when often
>> there are several stations on the same frequency, some redundancy is a
>> necessity, IMO. Otherwise you are likely to log the wrong station.
>>
>> 73, Bill W6WRT"
>>
>> And that is exactly the way I do it and for the same reasons.
>>
>> While I am not a pro like AA5AU, I enjoy RTTY contesting and it has become
>> my favorite operating joy...
>>
>> Budd, W5BEN
>> dcbudd@embarqmail.com
>> Johnson City, TN
>>
>>
>>
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