I will be going to W100AW on Thursday May 8 and will be using
exclusively RTTY
for my operating this time. Hours of operation are 1500-1600UTC, and again
from 1700-1945 UTC. I will be on the highest open bands, and will alternate
beaming Europe and USA.
This will be my first attempt at using a multi-channel decoder to
receive stations;
in an attempt not to use more spectrum than necessary, I will be
receiving "Up 1-4"
to try and improve the rate. The multi-channel decoder has been adjusted to
receive at 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, and 3 KHz above my transmit frequency, so
centering
your calling on one of those frequencies will probably enhance your
chances of
getting through quickly. I may also find that those five frequencies
are a wide
enough split to get 5 different stations on each CQ, so I may also have
to adjust
it down to 3 or 4, but I won't know until I've tried it. In any case,
when I give
the "UP" information tomorrow, please adjust your transmissions accordingly.
Don't ask for details on how I'm doing the multi-channel decoding just
yet; I'm
figuring its going to need some fine tuning and maybe a few changes before
I'm done. I'm also hoping to take what I learn tomorrow on my DXpedition
to HR9 the end of this month.
Dennis W1UE
Hi Dennis,
I think I may have found a problem with this sort of operation. I was
calling you on 20 and you came back to me at 1850Z. I gave you your
report and you came back and gave me my report a second time. I gave you
your report a second time and you went on to the next station. We have
both uploaded to LoTW but I don't have a match.
In retrospect, here's what I think happened: I was calling you on one
frequency and you came back to someone on a different frequency. I moved
to that frequency, but then you came back to me before I called again. I
think you were listening for me on the frequency where I had been before
your previous QSO, but I had moved and you didn't find me. I'm probably
not the only one who experienced this.
I would like to work W100AW on RTTY. When do you plan to operate RTTY
with this callsign next? Thanks!
73,
John, K9MM
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