[RTTY] CQWW exchange

[David Wilburn]

One piece that I forgot to mention, that really made the contest for 
me, and is 90% of why I will be back.  At one point I did not clear 
the buffers when I did not complete a QSO, and sent a French call in 
the exchange with a W call.  I keyed up and stated, "Sorry about the 
call, I have your call correct, just made a mistake".  To which he 
replied, "No worries, nothing I haven't already done 6 times tonight". 
  To which I had a big (much needed) belly laugh.

There were several instances like that.  I distinctly noticed a 
willingness to take a moment and bring in the human element.  This was 
capped off when I got to work Phil (KL8DX) who helped me get into 
RTTY.  A very pleasant exchange occurred, no one transmitted over him 
trying to get Alaska.

I did notice some idiot stations out there, transmitting a lot more 
than they should, making it harder for all.  But I came away from this 
event very impressed with RTTY and its operators.  Hats off to you 
gentlemen.

David Wilburn
NM4M
http://www.nm4m.com




Roger Cooke wrote:
> Hi.
> 
>   I have lost some faith in contest exchanges. With the "joy" of modern technology, comes a major reduction in the skill of the operator. In the old days ( during the war! ) RTTY was a slower process admittedly, but the operator had to copy every exchange CORRECTLY. Now, for example, the 599 is
> completely redundant, meaningless use of 3 characters. Even the zone is the same, completely redundant, as most loggers put it in the box before it's given anyway! 
> 
>   OK, so I'm moaning. There is a point however. The operator still has to copy the CALL SIGN plus the AREA code ( NY, NJ etc., )  and although I did  not make that many Q's, it really was amazing how many stations did not stay around for confirmation OR, more importantly, a request for a repeat of either the call or exchange. Now in the quest for more speed, leaving out commas and periods etc., we have lost the plot! Those stations I wanted to request a repeat from will not be in my log. Tough, but they should have spent a few more seconds getting the QSO completed. There are also times when no call signs are used, leading to mix-ups with two or more stations on the freq at the same time. This can be eradicated by a better use of macros of course.
> 
>   Personally, I would like to see a more erudite and possibly dynamic exchange. This would enforce a little more accuracy at both ends and lead to a more convincing contact. It would also help to dispense some of the antagonism and criticism from the opponents of contests in that we would not have the usual comment "Oh, contests, yes you are 5 and 9 but I missed your call and my report". 
> 
>   I do like contests of course, and take part in numerous ones during the year, so I am not one of the anti brigade. However I would be interesed in other people's comments
> 
> Regards from Roger, G3LDI
> Swardeston, Norfolk.
> 
> 
> 
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