I used N1MM+ for QTCs for the first time last year and it was simple to use. It
increased my score tremendously and I had much more fun.
Stan, K4SBZ
"Real radio bounces off the sky."
> On Oct 27, 2016, at 11:45 PM, Don AA5AU <aa5au@bellsouth.net> wrote:
>
> Larry's tutorial is excellent and how I learned to exchange QTCs with N1MM+.
> For WriteLog users, there's a tutorial on how to operate WAE with WriteLog
> here:
> http://www.rttycontesting.com/tutorials/writelog2/wae-rtty/
>
> 73, Don AA5AU
>
>
> From: Larry Gauthier (K8UT) <K8UT@charter.net>
> To: rtty@contesting.com; Thom <ki8w@ki8w.com>
> Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2016 9:51 AM
> Subject: Re: [RTTY] WAE RTTY and QTCs
>
> Thom,
>
> Sending/Receiving QTCs can be a complicated for new RTTY contesters. If
> you're using N1MM Logger, you can find an instructional video for RTTY QTCs
> here:
>
> http://n1mm.hamdocs.com/tiki-index.php?page=Instructional+Videos
>
> -larry (K8UT)
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Thom
> Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2016 8:55 AM
> To: rtty@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [RTTY] WAE RTTY and QTCs
>
> Well the WAE Contest is still a couple week away so I am leaving the
> door open for a possible participation.
>
> 73
>
> Thom KI8W
>
>
>> On 10/27/2016 12:52, Dave Barr wrote:
>> I have been doing QTCs in the WAE for several years because it is fun and
>> it raises my score to one I'd never be able to achieve running QRP, as I
>> usually do. I _always_ ask to receive QTCs, never to send, since my QRP
>> signal is usually too weak for reliable and reasonably quick transmission
>> of QTCs to another station. I noticed in my log report for 2015 that I
>> had about a 7% error rate in receiving QTCs (which of course has nothing
>> to do with my running 5 watts). Is this an unusually high error rate, or
>> is it simply that there is so much chance for undetectable errors in the
>> time (as long as its within sequence), call suffix and serial numbers
>> sent?
>>
>> Dave, K2YG
>>
>>
>>> Thom
>>> I hear you.
>>> May be blasphemous to say it, but you can participate without the QTC
>>> thing.
>>> Your score will be relatively low but still fun.
>>> I started doing the QTC thing last year at the urging of K2YG and once
>>> you set up the macros I found that it is not that difficult and makes it
>>> interesting.
>>> 73
>>> Al
>>> K2AL
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPad
>>>
>>>> On Oct 26, 2016, at 9:44 PM, Thom <ki8w@ki8w.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I thought about running WAE RTTY but this QTC thing has me totally
>>>> confused. Right now, with my current state of mind, I do not need more
>>>> complication in my RTTY operations. Maybe next year. Good luck in the
>>>> contest, all.
>>>>
>>>> 73
>>>>
>>>> Thom KI8W
>>>>
>>>>
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