[RTTY] [CQ-Contest] RTTY Reflections

[Tom Osborne]

Amen to all these suggestions.

Also another one that has been discussed here before.

DO NOT PUT A BUNCH OF CR/LF AT THE END OF THE MACRO'S.

One space at the start and just 2-3 spaces at the end are sufficient.  It 
looks pretty to see a nice clean screen after you send the exchange, but 
when you are about to click on the exchange, and it disappears up the 
screen, it's gone unless you scroll back up to find it.

It sure was neat to see all of the new callsigns this weekend.  It seems 
like most of them really know what they are doing.  73 and see 'ya in the 
next one.
Tom W7WHY



>A couple of things stick out that I just have to mention...
>
> Why does it become more important to let someone know they show as a dupe 
> in
> your log than to just work them?  If your being called by someone it is
> obvious that they have either logged you incorrect or you think you worked 
> them
> when you didn't.  Just work them, now you are in their log and don't loose 
> the
> Q they don't have in their log with you!  Easy!
>
> Why send the signal report, that is a given, 4 times and then your NR or 
> QTH
> that is not a given once?
>
> Why when asked for a fill and it is obvious that the signals are weak, not
> give the report several times?  Not the 599 again several times but the 
> report
> that is missing?  Add this to your buffer so you can send "just" the 
> missing
> piece of the puzzle several time! ie:  TX TX TX TX TX    Saves soooo much
> time!
>
> Lots of folks like to send callsigns several times and other items not
> really needed but hey, if they want to see some print go across, that's 
> ok...  But
> working on the top three above sure would help out during tuff 
> conditions.
>
> Ok I feel better!  Enjoyed the weekend of RTTY...
>
> nz