[RTTY] ?? 7O6T

[Barry Murrell ZS2EZ]

Hi All

I am astonished at the whinging from obvious "big gun" stations!!!  Dave is
100% correct - they HAVE been working NA stations, you just have to be
around at the right times!! I managed to work them on RTTY by slipping in
during an NA session (close to 0500Z) - they never call AF only, but let us
in anywhere that we can!

Before you complain, you should try being where I am - very close to the
Southernmost tip of Africa. Way out of the main paths, with a power
limitation of 400W to boot. We very seldom have expeditions turn their beams
our way, and they don't call us exclusively either. We regularly get
trampled upon in the pileups, but we just get on with it and do our best.

Despite this I have managed to work most of the recent operations, and have
a worked total on RTTY of 278 (mixed 315). My RTTY total is the highest in
South Africa.

So before you whinge that you cannot work 7O6T, think a little about other
areas. I could not break the pileup for Desecheo on RTTY - he worked NA
station after NA station though.... did I whinge that he should be
disqualified for unfair practice???  NO! I will try to work the next
operation there.

Remember that this is a HOBBY, not a life-or-death situation!!  Chill out!!!

BTW Dave is spot on with his times!!!

73 de BARRY MURRELL ZS2EZ
KF26ta - Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Member : SARL - ARRL
EPC#0558 DMC#1690 WCC#030 30MDG#4081
DXCC(mixed)#41,146  DXCC(RTTY)#1,916
DXCC(phone)#34,990  DXCC(CW)#11,714
DXCC 40m,30m,20m,17m,15m,12m,10m
WAS Triple Play #492  WAS(RTTY)#538  WAZ(RTTY)#185  WAE-I(mixed)#72
WAZS(mixed)#214  AAA#1569
AS ZR6DXB: VUCC(50MHZ)#1,334  UKSMG WAE(Silver)#75  UKSMG AFRICA#22  WAC
(Satellite)
website : www.zs2ez.co.za 
-----Original Message-----
From: rtty-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:rtty-bounces at contesting.com] On
Behalf Of Dave AA6YQ
Sent: 12 May 2012 02:46 AM
To: rtty at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [RTTY] ?? 7O6T

>>>AA6YQ comments below

-----Original Message-----
From: rtty-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:rtty-bounces at contesting.com]On
Behalf Of Nelson Moyer
Sent: Friday, May 11, 2012 8:41 PM
To: rtty at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [RTTY] ?? 7O6T


Dave,

I haven't chased them on RTTY because while I can print them, they work only
EU. For the record, my DXCC RTTY total is 313, so I'm pretty sure they could
hear me if they were working NA between 2100-0400 UTC. Furthermore, I'm #1
Honor Roll, so I'm not whining, just stating the obvious. What are your
totals, Dave?

Dave,

I haven't chased them on RTTY because while I can print them, they work only
EU. For the record, my DXCC RTTY total is 313, so I'm pretty sure they could
hear me if they were working NA between 2100-0400 UTC. Furthermore, I'm #1
Honor Roll, so I'm not whining, just stating the obvious.

>>>You're whining Nelson. 7O6T is under no obligation to work you on RTTY at
your convenience. They have been making plenty of NA QSOs on 20m RTTY -- I
personally heard many of them before I made my RTTY QSO. Your conclusions
are demonstrably incorrect.

What are your totals, Dave?

>>>My totals are

Mixed: 340 (ARRL DXCC credit)

CW: 338 (ARRL DXCC credit)

Phone: 340 (ARRL DXCC credit)

RTTY: 330 (ARRL DXCC credit), and "in the log" for HK0NA, 9M0L, and 7O6T,
which will take me to 333.

Challenge: 2936 (ARRL DXCC credit)


>>>If you want to work 7O6T on RTTY, your best bet is 20m between 3Z and 6Z
(while much of EU is asleep).

    73,

       Dave, AA6YQ

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