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Re: [RTTY] Macros again

To: "Vladimir Sidarau" <vs_otw@rogers.com>,<rtty@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [RTTY] Macros again
From: Jerry Flanders <jeflanders@comcast.net>
Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:52:14 -0500
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I like it. Just move the TU to the front.

Thanks.

Jerry W4UK

At 03:22 PM 2/15/2012, Vladimir Sidarau wrote:
>Hi all,
>
>It is not the first time I post it here, so please forgive my persistence.
>The recent WPX turned to be yet another confirmation of validity of my
>dream.
>
>Please arrange your run QSL QRZ macro so that it starts not with my
>call-sign, but with the message you want to send, i.e. like this:
>Instead of
><MYCALL> TU <YOURCALL> CQ
>make something like
>TU <MYCALL> <YOURCALL> CQ.
>
>My own run macro is actually
>QSL <YOURCALL> 73 <MYCALL> QRZ.
>
>Why?
>
>Because usually by the moment you send the QSL QRZ message everything is
>already clear for the both parties, including the both call-signs. Therefore
>the only thing a S&P station is looking for is a clear confirmation on
>receipt of an exchange sent. TU or QSL is more than enough for that. Having
>seen TU I (doing S&P) can immediately go on tuning further down the band. If
>I want to double-check whether my call-sign has been received correctly, I
>can wait for my call to come up after the QSL, but in most of cases I am
>forced to stay on your frequency waiting for my (long) call-sign gets
>printed, first, and only then I can see TU/QSL. In a long run quite some
>time turns to be spent for no reason.
>
>Thanks and 73,
>
>Vladimir VE3IAE
>
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>
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