[RTTY] Dupes how to handle

Mon Feb 13 16:33:41 PST 2012

For contest logging I use Writelog for RTTY, and Win-Test for SSB and CW 
(sometimes rtty).

All that resulting ADIF (daily and contests) are imported to VQLOG (to me 
the best logging software I ever used), and every end of month I upload all 
to LOTW, Hamlog and Clublog

I know by other hams N1MM crashes often (when I used it, crashed once) and 
causes some issues on the PC. It's a good starting software, but is better 
to make an upgrade on that.

73!

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XE1EE
Alejandro Valdez O.
DXCC RTTY, SSB & CW
Mixed, 10, 15, 20 & 40
WAS, TPA & WAC
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From: "trevor dunne" <trevor_dunne at yahoo.com>
Sent: Monday, February 13, 2012 5:43 PM
To: "Alejandro V. XE1EE" <xe1ee at telmexmail.com>; "RTTY-reflektorn" 
<rtty at contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [RTTY] Dupes how to handle

> I will have a look at Writelog, I use Ham radio deluxe for my day to day 
> logging but that soon is to be a commerical sw at a cost so I want to try 
> the other options available to me.
>
> I used to use logger 32 but found HRD better, I reinstalled Logger32 on 
> Friday to see what the newer version was like and it killed N1MM on me I 
> had to go to a restore point on my PC to get N1MM to work again so 
> Logger32 is now in the bin. there was some panic in the shack a few hours 
> before the contest I can tell you.
>
> I also decided to move the Rig after an hour of the contest at 1am on 
> Saturday morning, I lost over an hour making new patch cables and amp 
> keying cables but it was alot more comfortable to use the rig. nothing 
> like last minute prep.
>
> Thanks
> Trevor
> EI2GLB
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Alejandro V. XE1EE <xe1ee at telmexmail.com>
> To: trevor dunne <trevor_dunne at yahoo.com>; RTTY-reflektorn 
> <rtty at contesting.com>
> Sent: Monday, 13 February 2012, 23:29
> Subject: Re: [RTTY] Dupes how to handle
>
> Yes i saw your pileup and it was huge, there was another EI station 
> calling also and don't know why he had less clients.
>
> FSK is better than AFSK, still you can use autotune function of you're 
> running mmtty + N1MM logger. I have a ProIII and it works just like yours, 
> with a very narrow filter and a good performance on a crowded frequency.
>
> If you have the chance, try Writelog, i'ts a great software,  I knew it 
> thanks to XE2K, once I started using it, I quit using MixW and N1MM, as 
> well as AFSK is no longer in my shack hi. It works great as a everyday 
> program to work/log Dxpeds and so on.
>
> Looking forward to work you soon, 73!
>
> *********************
> XE1EE
> Alejandro Valdez O.
> DXCC RTTY, SSB & CW
> Mixed, 10, 15, 20 & 40
> WAS, TPA & WAC
> www.dxxe.org
> www.qsl.net/xe1ee
> Twiter: @xe1ee
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> From: "trevor dunne" <trevor_dunne at yahoo.com>
> Sent: Monday, February 13, 2012 5:08 PM
> To: "Alejandro V. XE1EE" <xe1ee at telmexmail.com>; "RTTY-reflektorn" 
> <rtty at contesting.com>
> Subject: Re: [RTTY] Dupes how to handle
>
>> Sorry I missed you Alejandro, I had some very big pile ups on 15m, It 
>> made me feel like a DX station at times. I struggle to get a decode when 
>> there is lots of stations calling, I guess everyone does,
>>
>> Two items that bugged me during the contest when I was runnig were
>>
>> 1. Stations calling very much off my freq, I use a Icom 756 pro2 in 
>> FSK/RTTY mode, with the filter at 250hz and some stations were over 100hz 
>> off from me. It was a constant job adjusting the RIT to tune in some 
>> stations.
>>
>> 2. When 2 or 3 stations call, I would stack there calls in N1MM so that 
>> once I finished with the 1st I would go WXXX TU NOW KXXX ur 599 XXXX XXXX 
>> and so on, but the amount of times the 2nd station didn't respond, I 
>> guess EI2 was not rare enough to hang around 20 seconds for,
>>
>> I had no problems with QRM as the Filters are very sharp on the Pro. Have 
>> to say that N1MM is a great tool this was my 2nd big contest with it and 
>> I have still a lot to learn but I can't see myself ever trying to do ASFK 
>> again.
>>
>> Thanks
>> Trevor
>> EI2GLB
>>
>>
>> ________________________________
>> From: Alejandro V. XE1EE <xe1ee at telmexmail.com>
>> To: trevor dunne <trevor_dunne at yahoo.com>; RTTY-reflektorn 
>> <rtty at contesting.com>
>> Sent: Monday, 13 February 2012, 22:33
>> Subject: Re: [RTTY] Dupes how to handle
>>
>> Hello Trevor
>>
>> Well, I have a macro who checks the call against the current contest log, 
>> if it is a dupe sends Call QSO B4 XE1EE QRZ, if not just sends the serial 
>> number and I keep going, I never work dupes.
>>
>> By the way..  you where here 5/9 (on 15 meters) and never heard me :( and 
>> I was running 300 watts.
>>
>> Here's the macro I use (on Writelog)
>>
>> %R%C %BQSO B4%RXE1EE QRZ%E%B 599 %N3 %N3%E
>>
>> 73!
>>
>> *********************
>> XE1EE
>> Alejandro Valdez O.
>> DXCC RTTY, SSB & CW
>> Mixed, 10, 15, 20 & 40
>> WAS, TPA & WAC
>> www.dxxe.org
>> www.qsl.net/xe1ee
>> Twiter: @xe1ee
>> ***********************
>>
>> +++++ No mas SPAM ++++++
>> No me envíes cadenitas, oraciones y demás correos sin mi autorización.
>> Do not send me prays, chain letters and others without my permission.
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>> of electrons were terribly inconvenienced**
>>
>>
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>> From: "trevor dunne" <trevor_dunne at yahoo.com>
>> Sent: Sunday, February 12, 2012 10:02 AM
>> To: "RTTY-reflektorn" <rtty at contesting.com>
>> Subject: [RTTY] Dupes how to handle
>>
>>> Whats the correct procedure to handle dupe in any contest but mainly WPX 
>>> RTTY
>>>
>>> I have a few QSO's that I thought were good but the other station called 
>>> me again and when I said QSO B4, I wasn't in there log,
>>>
>>> Do I just delete the first bad QSO and log the 2nd one ???
>>>
>>> How does that affect my serial number count as there will be missing 
>>> QSO's in the log ???
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>> Trevor
>>> EI2GLB
>>>
>>>
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