[RTTY] Exchanges

[Fabi va2up]

Hi Steve and all,
good point there. Been using myself the simple 599 05 05 when S&Ping for the last year or so inspired by other modes contesting where we don't have our callsign trailing the exchange. I felt that a speedy exchange to a running station might be welcome most of the time. As always I think one has to adjust and take into consideration the fact that during a crowded contest such as CQWW when calling a possible 'rare' mult such as yourself a trailing MYCALL is necessary. If I run HP and got a clear shot at the station I'm calling, I will send 599 05 05 otherwise I will add VA2UP at the end on the fly.I think what is happening is that many of the guys out there are copying what they see the stations they consider as an 'example' doing. This is good because it means that we have more and more contesters coming into the mode and wanting to get involved, but also bad as some of the techniques used by guys such as yourself, and many other top rttyers may not be suitable for a more inexperienced op, not quite yet at least. So using the best judgment is still the best way to go, we all know how it's like on our side when we TX but it is far more important to try and put ourselves in the shoes of the RX station. As I always say for fishing: 'You have to THINK like a trout if you want to catch one'.
73 and best wishes in particular to you Steve...     

Fabi  va2up
http://sites.google.com/site/va2upcontesting/


> From: hodgson at cytanet.com.cy
> To: rtty at contesting.com
> Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2012 10:23:02 +0300
> Subject: [RTTY] Exchanges
> 
> I noticed over the contest 
> weekend that exchanges are
> getting shorter.
> I had quite a lot of just  599 20
> or 599 NY with no calls at all.
> Also stations sending the complete
> exchange before receiving mine, 
> then not acknowledging when I replied.
> 
> My ideal exchange is:-
> 
> TEST DE ZC4LI ZC4LI CQ {I use DE as there are still quite a few WF1B users}
> ABC1Y x 2 or 3 {Please do not send my call as I already know it}
> ABC1Y 599 20 20 ABC1Y
> ZC4LI 599 NY ABC1Y
> ABC1Y QSL TU ZC4LI CQ
> 
> 
> 73 Steve, ZC4Li.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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