[RTTY] SO2R in WPX RTTY

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Hey....I'm a so1r (barely) and it often occurs that it takes me more than 
two seconds to remember which FKey I'm supposed to hit...
And where on a keyboard is that FKey?

Plus I nod off a lot!...


On 2/16/2010 2:00:21 PM, Roger Cooke (g3ldi at g3ldi.co.uk) wrote:
> Hi Phil.
>
> Yes, I noticed a few, but I ignored them and cut them out of the log.
> If the other station does not respond to my call within two seconds,
> tough! I will work someone else!
>
> 73 de Roger, G3LDI
>
> On 16/02/2010 19:41, Phil Cooper wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Just an observation, rather than any sort of criticism, but I note that
> > quite a few SO2R
> op's were VERY slow in responding to calls and exchanges
> > during this WPX. And by slow, I mean in the order of 10 seconds or more!
> >
> > Whilst I am not necessarily in favour of SO2R (as part of the single op
> > class), I understand why you want to do it, and good luck to you.
> > BUT, I really think you should be a little quicker on the replies, and 
> > maybe
> > consider those of us on the other end.
> >
> > Having said that, there were a few SO2R ops that were amazing, and 
> > responded
> > very quickly, so it can be done.
> >
> > Obviously, if it is your run frequency, you have the control, but I 
> > don't
> > particularly like waiting too long for that TU QRZ while you work a mult
> on
> > another frequency.
> > When I was
> CQ'ing, I had some callers that were obv