[RTTY] Contest Operating

[Mark Perrin]

I made notes, but only one causes me to send a suggested 
change.  [And was great to see so many new call signs, and out here 
20 meters was solid from 14048 to 14139 -  was it the ARRL's new 
Triple Play WAS award?]

First I thank them for taking up RTTY contesting, and glad to have 
them in log.  Then I suggest that add a CQ at end of their CQ when 
running, so the S&P'er will know immediately when tuning accross them 
they are CQ'n.  Then for the finer points of most effective RTTY 
contesting, refer them to Don AA5AU's www.rttycontesting.com  for the 
"best" macros for contesting.

73, Mark N7MQ

At 06:10 AM 1/5/2009, J. Edward \(Ed\) Muns wrote:
> > wk6i.jeff at gmail.com wrote: "But if any of you know any of those folks that
> > insist on 1) sending the exchange in response to CQ all at once with their
> > call and/or 2)
> > sending my call 3 times and their call once in response to my CQ
> > and/or 3) sending 599 or 5NN multiple times; please take them under
> > your wing and show them the Right Way."
>
>k4ww at arrl.net replied:
> >
> > As I've said before, and continue to say: "keep a record of those
> > "offenders" during the contest, and, post contest, take the time to send
> > them an email, with your idea of "the Right Way"! Please don't tell me
> > "there is no time, during the contest to do this"! We make time for what
> > we
> > want to do. Most that are serious, make many pre-contest preparations?
> > Making a note pad, for those "offending" stations, should be part of the
> > pre-contest preparation? Don't depend on someone else "taking them under
> > their wing", if you really want it done, do it yourself.
>
>Good points by buddies Jeff and Shelby.  At the same time, I'd hate for the
>serious contester's version of the "right" contesting style to discourage
>casual participants from joining our contests.  We should work hard at being
>inclusive in contesting because none of us can contest on our own.  We all
>need each other for this game to work.  Many of the stations who join us in
>Round-Up and other contests do so for their own non-contesting reasons.
>Let's keep this in mind when we attempt to correct someone else's operating
>behavior.  It's good to raise the general competence of contesting as long
>as it is balanced with encouraging lots of participation by welcoming
>diversity.
>
>As much as anyone, I get frustrated when my rate is reduced by a station
>responding with a ridiculously long exchange (in my biased opinion).  On the
>other hand, I also really appreciate this station calling me to help meet my
>goals.  Ideally, these stations' operating style will become more
>contest-efficient in time, rather than them feeling chased away by a bunch
>of elitist contesters.  As Shelby astutely reminds us, training each other
>is an important part of the time and effort that goes into preparation by
>the serious contester.
>
>Ed - P49X (W0YK)
>
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