[RTTY] Post Roundup comments

[Anthony J. Cioffi (N2KI)]

Generally, with the exception of a few, I though the exchanges went fairly
well.  I saw very few "off frequency" callers which means most are learning
how not to use the AFC when doing S & P.  I think I worked every ham in CA
land! 46 States too, AK and HI included.

This was my fist contest with the new computer.  Win 7 Pro 64 bit.  I built
a gaming computer with a ton of memory in graphics on an I7 processor.  What
a huge difference being able to run multiple software's during the contest.
Writelog with MMTTY worked perfectly, including the Signalink USB.


Anthony - N2KI
 www.n2ki.com

-----Original Message-----
From: rtty-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:rtty-bounces at contesting.com] On
Behalf Of Gary AL9A
Sent: Monday, January 10, 2011 6:44 PM
To: Jim W7RY; Kok Chen; RTTY Reflector
Subject: Re: [RTTY] Post Roundup comments

I also had a station give me 'NNJ' as his state.  Rather than get into an 
exchange over the proper report I just entered 'NJ' in the log.  I also had 
several stations ask "STATE? STATE?"after I sent them a serial number so 
apparently they either did not read the rules or the '9' in AL9A threw them 
off.  You would think getting a number instead of a state would be a clue! 
Of course the important thing to look for is the 'L' which is only in AK 
calls.

All of my WL macros were already programmed with contest messages so I had 
to keyboard "AK is DX" a few times.  In frustration I finally programmed a 
memory location in my microKEYER II to say "ALASKA ALASKA DX DX".  Then when

I got a request for STATE? or QTH? I just reached over to the MKII keyboard 
and hit the proper F key.  The only bummer here was I had to shut down WL 
for a few minutes while I created the macro for the MKII.  If left running 
WL interferes with saving the macro in Router.

73,
Gary AL9A


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim W7RY" <w7ry at inbox.com>
To: "Kok Chen" <chen at mac.com>; "RTTY Reflector" <rtty at contesting.com>
Sent: January 10, 2011 11:22 AM
Subject: Re: [RTTY] Post Roundup comments


> Not really. The rules say "state" except Alaska and Hawaii. And I had a 
> guy
> in PA give me EPA as his exchange which is a section. So I just simply
> entered PA.
>
> 73
> Jim W7RY
>
>
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "Kok Chen" <chen at mac.com>
> Sent: Monday, January 10, 2011 11:07 AM
> To: "RTTY Reflector" <rtty at contesting.com>
> Subject: Re: [RTTY] Post Roundup comments
>
>>
>> On Jan 10, 2011, at 1/10    3:45 AM, David Levine wrote:
>>
>>> Is DC really a state?
>>
>> And Yukon is a Territory.
>>
>> That is why those things are called "Sections" in the contest rules.
>> Most people got it right by asking SECT? SECT?
>>
>> 73
>> Chen, W7AY
>>
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