[RTTY] Comment on Strange WAE Macros

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Dick
Wonder if this can come from a 'op error'.

I remember a couple of times 'my grab' of the callsign didn't 'take'.
In that case my buffer will do as you describe
and the buffer will transmit tu ur 599xxx de w9ol bk

I usually catch it and stop it and send the proper buffer again
 but I know I did it a once or twice.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dick Kriss" <aa5vu at arrl.net>
To: "RTTY Reflector" <rtty at contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, November 10, 2008 12:58 PM
Subject: [RTTY] Comment on Strange WAE Macros


>I operated mostly in S&P mode for the WAE and noticed
> some annoying and time consuming macros used by more
> than one stations running in CQ mode.
> 
>>From the S&P view point several stations would respond
> after the run station signed QRZ.   He would then go back
> with a report without a call sign.  It was not clear who he
> was responding to so the pile would respond again.  Finally,
> he would send the same report again with a S&P's call at
> the end.
> 
> It was like these stations were trolling by tossing out the
> next sequence number to see who would QSL and send a
> report. The strongest station would be the winner.
> 
> Whatever program comes with the short exchange needs
> to be changed. The poor macro just added to confusion.
> 
> I thought the standard macro for a CQ station's response
> should be
> 
>    %HISCALL %RST %TXNUM %HISCALL
> 
> saying for the S&P station to send his report.  This way
> there should be no confusion on who should accept the
> report and who should transmit next.
> 
> The report with no call was really confusing.
> 
> Dick AA5VU
> 
> 
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