[RTTY] Dashes in Contest Reports - SOLUTION!

Wed Jan 27 14:06:09 PST 2010

Bob do you have the 2000 report?

Jay

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From: "Robert Chudek - K0RC" <k0rc at citlink.net>
Reply-To: Robert Chudek - K0RC <k0rc at citlink.net>
Date:  Wed, 27 Jan 2010 14:11:50 -0600

>
>Bill, I fail to see any slander in my message. Here's a complete copy of the 
>soapbox comments submitted after the 1999 HSS contest. Please point out 
>where there is "the general consensus were too many errors caused by 
>propagation" in these comments.
>
>73 de Bob - KØRC in MN
>
>- - - - 1999 HSS RTTY Soapbox: - - - - -
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>DL4RCK - This is a fun contest. The conditions was pretty good during the 
>whole time but the activity was low in europa. See you next weekend ! 73 de 
>Walter
>
>DL7VOG - Hi guys, Not that I would say, the bands were overcrowded, but it 
>was fun to have a new experience. That was my first entry to any high speed 
>contest. Not bad ... Okay, 63 QSOs do not even bring me into the "Hall of 
>Fame", but anyway - I was not able to make more.
>
>WF1B - Had my parents over for a big turkey dinner, then a providence bruins 
>game (they won). We'll have to try to make sure everyone has advance notice 
>for this contest next year... seems we all forgot about it until a few days 
>before! 73, Ray
>
>KC3LV - Hi all...after lotsa fooling around and reading Ray's suggestion 
>about 3x (this old skull is real dense) I finally got the blamed thing to 
>work. Only spent about one-half hour since I failed to tell the XYL I was 
>going to try this 'test. It was a learning experience. Next time I'll know 
>what to do. So the following should be a "check log" I guess.
>
>
>
>W2JGR - Comment: This is a fun test. It gets the adrenalin flowing. Nice 
>participation by DX. Thanks to all who worked me, especially G3NUG who 
>answered my CQ for my only 10m contact. CU next year.
>
>N6QTS - I had fun, but 75baud RTTY took some getting used to. I got at least 
>one new country and since I'd gotten ND earlier in the morning I was pretty 
>pleased with the day, on the whole.
>
>The computer had a problem an hour before the contest started, so that 
>KaGold would run but RTTY wouldn't copy anything from the KAM. Wierd, but 
>eventually a reboot fixed it. And I found another way of hanging WF1B, this 
>time key-down. Conditions here started pretty good, but noisy, and then 
>declined. 73, doug
>
>YU7YG - FUN and easy training for the BARTG next week. Thanks for contact's 
>to all. Next contest in PSK31?
>
>K5DJ - Didn't really have a lot of time for this years HSS test. Will try to 
>do better next year.. 73, de Ron
>
>K7RFM - d the two hours I had available. I'm happy. If I worked you, thanks 
>for the contact. If you didn't, I will look for you next weekend in the 
>BARTG WW RTTY Contest.
>
>K3MM - Had bad QRN/Corona noise from a snow storm the whole time. Luckily it 
>didnt affect the high bands as much and I stayed on the lower antennas to 
>help things along. Not much on 40,
>no Q's on 80, and no Asia at all. Still...better than last years 
>score...it's all fun! Apparently there is a bug with K6STI's RITTY 3.05... 
>at least at 75 baud. I went back to v2.38 and it ran fine.
>
>WA9ALS - Well, this was fun! I was going to run WF1B with RITTY/K6STI, but 
>WF1B wouldn't work with RITTY at 75 baud! (It works fine at 45 baud, and 
>several others apparently had the same difficulty - ERROR 5 in RITTY at...) 
>Apparently earlier versions didn't have this problem, BUT I DON'T HAVE AN 
>EARLIER VERSION!!!
>
>Sooo, I decided to experiment with WriteLog for the remainder of the 
>contest. I didn't see a preprogrammed HSS contest choice, so I tried to set 
>it up from scratch. I suppose that was a mistake! I logged some Q's, but the 
>multipliers weren't right, and the reports wouldn't generate right!
>
>Soooo, just for fun and because I'm compulsive, I printed the log and then 
>entered them into WF1B. I then edited the times for each and, VOILA! - 
>Here's my report! (Yeah, I know, BIG DEAL!) ;-) Still a fun day - Hamfest in 
>Indy this morning, and this stuff this afternoon!
>
>N6OJ - well its over; bands werent the best and the activity could have been 
>better but for me being a newbie I had a good time..
>
>VE2AXO - Spent less than one hour in S&P mode. At 100 wpm, it sounds like 
>guerilla warfare, a couple of short burst and it's over. Most "exotic" call 
>was AH6 on 10 mtrs. That's the band where my slow turning antenna rotor 
>nearly costs me some Qs. Worked a few off the back of the beam but at times 
>it was best to aim correctly with my pea shooter.
>
>One question: Has anyone used a 250hz filter at this speed (75 bauds)? I 
>know some people use a 250 hz filter at 45 baud and I am wondering if 
>anybody tried their 250hz filter. I am no expert in this field but I suspect 
>the 250 is too narrow for 75 bauds. Here I have a 751A and the narrow filter 
>is 500hz. It's not a barn doors situation but it's wide enough to let all 
>sort of things in. 73,s to all, Bob
>
>AE5B - K3MM booming in on 40. Not a diddling peep from anyone else. RTTY/P38 
>combination worked perfect. No equipment or software lockups. Occasionally 
>an operator lockup.
>
>KK5OQ - Dusted off the cobwebs on the 811h and ran low power ,150w, into a 
>single wire. Did not appear to be many playing this year. Enjoyed it as 
>always.
>
>KB4IJ - Lots of fun....kinda quiet here though (except for lots of noise).
>
>WA8RPK - OK NICE LITTLE FOUR HRS OF WORK, ENJOYED IT, WAS A GOOD TUNE UP FOR 
>BARTG. GETTING MORE SNOW, IM SICK OF IT MYSELF. WILL IF THE GOOD LORD 
>WILLING AND THE RADIO STAYS OK ILL SEE U ALL IN THE  BARTG  CONTEST.
>
>N1MGO - Had fun, but not much activity above 28.100
>
>VE6RAJ - Took a while getting brain and hands in sync with 100 wpm. After 
>about 20 Qs pretty much had it down pat. Light opening to EU from here. 
>Worked one Italian station, which is a hallmark. Haven't worked any in 
>almost a year... since the bands started to "improve".
>
>K1ZO - That was fun! Took me longer to prepare than the contest lasted. 
>Finally got the Timewave to talk at 75 baud...thanks for the help! Just 
>before the 'test I downloaded Version 4 but used 2.5i. Hey Ray, the check 
>will be in the mail tomorrow! What an improvemment. 73 Doug
>
>W1TY/2 - Well, someone tried to follow me around, just to QRM me! It's OK 
>though, I know who it is. My business travels take me to his area a few 
>times a year. Seems like it's time for a 'chat' with him.
>
>YU7AE - Definitive WF1B RTTY and Bitty not work on 75 Baud. I using demo 
>version of BTL 1.54 and paper+pencil log ( like in Commodore 64 era ). Not 
>bad. Good propagations and 75 Bauds is too speedy for my fingers hi. Nice 
>contest and I hope to see all next HSS with WF1b and Bitty software. (Ray 
>and Brian please HELP!!!) TU for all 73's de YU7AE op. Kare
>
>N8YYS - Well, not a bad little contest. Sort of fun trying to keep an eye on 
>the snow fall so I would know if to cancel the bowling league tonight:-) We 
>did, so I will be here to accumulate the summary, instead of pushing it 
>until tomorrow. Thanks to those that took the time to dig my "puny" signal 
>out of the mush. I was sitting on 20 mtrs for an hour calling CQ, and then 
>went out to check the snow depth, and noticed that I had melted the snow off 
>the 20 mtr sections of the TH7DX. No, really, the whole antenna was coated 
>with snow when I started, and next time I looked, just the 20 mtr portions 
>of the elements had no snow. It was still piled on the other elements, and 
>even the parts of the driven elements outside the 20 mtr traps. First time I 
>have ever seen this! I guess we'll see you next weekend in the BARTG.
>
>W1EM - Had trouble with the RTTY/RITTY combo. It crashed at least a dozen 
>times!
>
>N8PR - Did any one else try 40 M?? I heard no one in US or DX part of the 
>band.
>Was Fun for the first hour and 1/2. After that it really slowed down! 73 to 
>all Pete
>
>AH8LG - thank you for the contact today.. the bands faded out here about 
>2100hr so didn't do to well hi. the new P38 with WF1B 4.3 sure work good for 
>me at the 74 baud rate....not one problem
>
>W7WHY - [[Date. Sunday, March 14, 1999. 18:00 - 22:00 UTC, no rest 
>periods.]]  Well, I guess that leaves me out. GOT to have that rest 
>period!!! Tom
>
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>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Bill, W6WRT" <dezrat1242 at yahoo.com>
>To: "Robert Chudek - K0RC" <k0rc at citlink.net>
>Cc: "RTTY Reflector" <rtty at contesting.com>
>Sent: Wednesday, January 27, 2010 1:12 PM
>Subject: Re: [RTTY] Dashes in Contest Reports - SOLUTION!
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>ORIGINAL MESSAGE:
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>On Wed, 27 Jan 2010 10:45:17 -0600, "Robert Chudek - K0RC"
><k0rc at citlink.net> wrote:
>
>>Bill, sorry, you recall wrong. As the contest sponsor and receiver of 
>>scores
>>and
>>soapbox comments, there were no complaints about excessive errors. To the
>>contrary, the only complaints were the exchanges zipped across the screen 
>>so
>>fast the operators were not used to the quick pace of TX, RX, and LOG.
>>Please don't manufacture (false) facts to support your beliefs.
>
>REPLY:
>
>I take great offense to your slander above. I remember what I heard
>quite well and I stand by my comments. There WERE observations that
>the errors were more numerous at high speed. You owe me an apology.
>
>73, Bill W6WRT 
>
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