[RTTY] Logging Question & Post Contest Thought

[Doug McDuff]

Hi Goetz,

My pleasure with the Q's.

Actually, the stations that asked for my state covered just about 
every continent.  It was about an even split between USA and EU that asked.

73, Doug W4OX / KG4OX

At 03:37 PM 10/1/2005, DJ3IW Goetz wrote:
>Hi Doug,
>
>thanks for the various QSOs in CQWW. Yes, WL properly showed
>KG4OX as Gitmo and all KG4xxx as USA needing a state entry!
>So I am really puzzled by your experience. Were these mainly
>EU stations asking you for STATE?
>
>73 de Goetz, DJ3IW
>----- Original Message ----- From: "Doug McDuff" <w4ox at bellsouth.net>
>To: <rtty at contesting.com>
>Sent: Saturday, October 01, 2005 1:38 PM
>Subject: [RTTY] Logging Question & Post Contest Thought
>
>
>>Operating as KG4OX during the CQWW, I all too frequently was asked
>>for my state.  In fact, so many times so that I had to make up a
>>special macro to address the issue.
>>
>>Now I understand that there could have been some confusion with the
>>FCC having issued KG4xxx calls, but I found this to be very curious
>>nonetheless for at least two reasons.  First (and assuming my
>>exchange was properly copied) my zone was given as 8.  Second, and at
>>least in using WL, when a KG4xx call was entered it should have
>>automatically populated the entry window with Guantanamo.  In fact,
>>during a lull in the contest I tested this out and also tried it
>>using a KG4xxx call and it was only with the 2x3 call that I would be
>>required to fill in the state.  So, I was more than mildly curious as
>>to why this would have happened on such a frequent basis.  Any thoughts?
>>
>>Also, I found that over time there appeared a pattern as to when I
>>was likely to have to request repeats.  The exchange usually went like this:
>>
>>KG4OX KG4OX KG4OX de xx1xx
>>
>>Now clearly I knew my own call, although there were a few slips
>>outside the contest when I was near asleep and on CW where I started
>>to send W4OX.  Almost without fail, I could clearly print my own call
>>but the call of the station calling me would get garbled.  In a few
>>instances, and I apologize for doing so, I had to give up and move on
>>to someone else because I just could not print the call when only
>>given once.  At least to me, it would have been far more productive
>>for the station(s) calling me to send their callsign several times to
>>get my attention.
>>
>>73, Doug W4OX / KG4OX
>>
>>PS  I want to take this opportunity to publicly thank John, WA9ALS,
>>for his invaluable help prior to the contest.  My trip to KG4 was a
>>near last minute situation.  John, via email, patiently walked me
>>through setting up and using MMTTY with WL.  Further, John
>>volunteered to ship to me his interface and cables for use with the
>>706.  I was glad to be able to take them with me.  They will now be
>>carefully re-packed and returned to him.  Thanks John!
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