I operate the same way and I concur with these rules. I worked W6SX on
four bands last weekend. Hank was so efficient that I left him waiting at
least once, while I had to wait for radio #2 to stop transmitting a long
CQ. During most QSOs my long radio #2 CQ ended long before it was time to
complete the contact.
John KK9A
To: David Tanks via RTTY <rtty@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [RTTY] RTTY Contest Operating
From: Ken K6MR <k6mr@outlook.com>
Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2016 13:03:46 -0800
1. I follow the W6SX first rule of contesting: Have Fun! If someone
else wants to eek out a few more Qs by doing something odd, oh well. He
likely
knows what he is doing and if he can live with himself I certainly can.
2. Guilty. I treat RTTY the same as I do CW: I don?t send the call
at the
end of a CW report, why should I do it for RTTY? They are basically the same
mode with the advantage of the machine doing the decoding. Yes, what you
describe occasionally happens, but I think the majority of the time it?s
not a
problem.
3. See #2. If I?m S&P on CW, I do not send the other stations call
before
sending the report. Ditto, I don?t do it on RTTY. The one or two copies of
the
exchange does depend on conditions. But, if you don?t think you got the
report
with one copy, ask for a repeat. If all of your decoder windows agree (you do
use more than one, don?t you?) then that?s as good a confirmation as you are
likely to get.
I?m not exactly what you would call ?experienced? but it?s my 20 cents
worth (2
cents adjusted for inflation).
Ken K6MR
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