[RTTY] SO2R in WPX RTTY

[Ian White GM3SEK]

RTTY contesting has two very different problems with slow responders.

A few of them are SO2R operators who have an unexpected holdup on the 
other radio; but SO2R stations are still a small minority.

By far the largest number of slow responders are just plain SLOW. What 
is it about RTTY that makes some people think 2...3...5 seconds is an 
acceptable turnaround time? In a contest?

Some of them may be all-round slow thinkers (especially on Saturday 
evening and Sunday afternoon, in certain countries that are celebrated 
for their fine cuisine,  wines and beers) but there have to be at least 
two other possible causes:

1. They're waiting to be sure we have stopped transmitting, because they 
aren't listening to the radio. BIG MISTAKE! The RTTY decoder only prints 
out the message - all the other information about TX/RX changeovers, QSB 
and QRM comes in through your ears.

2. They're copy-typing our information from the decoder screen into 
their logging program, because nobody has told them: IF YOU'RE TYPING, 
YOU'RE LOSING!

How can we get the message out? RTTY contesting is supposed to be slick!


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73 from Ian GM3SEK