[RTTY] Finding a new multiplier in the RU

[Jamie WW3S]

Unless I'm mistaken ( and I hope not as that was how I entered!) packet is
allowed in Roundup; you just need to claim Multi-single as the entry...am I
mistaken?

73 Jamie WW3S

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike" <nasfred@1bigred.com>
To: "RTTY Reflector (E-mail)" <rtty@contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, January 11, 2002 9:31 PM
Subject: Re: [RTTY] Finding a new multiplier in the RU


> Congratulations Don on being so observant on the QSO with W1XYZ.  Good
idea
> for the next time something like that happens.  Always a new twist from
> every contest.
>
> With regard to DX Packet Cluster use, I would like it available for all
> contests and all classes.  Sure everyone doesn't have the access to either
> a VHF hook-up or an internet connection to get the spots, but then we all
> have different advantages and disadvantages.
>
> See ya in the BARTG.
>
> 73,
> Mike, K4GMH
>
> At 10:03 AM 1/11/02 -0600, Hill, Don wrote:
> >As I was looking through the results of the some of the RTTY contests
> >last year from DJ3NG's RTTY Contest site, I came across UN6P's callsign
> >which reminded of me of how I worked him this past weekend in Roundup.
> >
> >I was calling CQ and a station came back to me with:
> >"UN6P DE W1XYZ (call changed to protect the innocent) W1XYZ W1XYZ"
> >
> >I came right back and gave W1XYZ a report and asked him to correct my
> >callsign, which he did.  He apologized for not changing the call in his
> >entry
> >window.  I realized that if he had UN6P in his entry window, then UN6P
> >must be close by.
> >
> >I told him "no problem", just tell me where UN6P was on the band.
> >He told me up 5 khz.  I ran up there and sure enough, there was
> >UN6P calling CQ with no takers.  I got a new multiplier!
> >
> >Just one of those little things that happens during the course of a
> >contest that I don't always remember.
> >
> >Finding multipliers in strange ways reinforces my thoughts that use
> >of the packetcluster is fine for some contests, but not others.
> >I'm glad the packetcluster is not permitted for the Roundup.  Going
> >back and looking at the cluster spots after the contest, I realize
> >that indeed the multipliers were there, I just did a poor job of
> >finding them.  Last year I was lucky in that more multipliers came
> >to me when I was CQ'ing because condx were better.  This year I was
> >so concerned with my rate that I lost focus finding multipliers.
> >Oh well... guess that's something I can work to improve on.
> >
> >Packetcluster use is permitted in the BARTG Sprint, which is good
> >because it doesn't have large participation yet.  It's a tough one
> >for me to operate because it starts at 1200Z and nothing opens here
> >'til about 1300Z, so the East Coast gets a good head start on me,
> >but that makes it that much more challenging.  Looking forward to it.
> >
> >73, Don AA5AU
> >
> >
> >
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