[RTTY] Formatting your CQ call for detection by the RTTY skimmer, RCKskimmer

Jeff Stai wk6i.jeff at gmail.com
Mon Feb 4 14:10:00 EST 2013


So I will be spotted in contest style is enabled, otherwise not. RIght? -
jeff wk6i

On Mon, Feb 4, 2013 at 9:56 AM, Hank Garretson <w6sx at arrl.net> wrote:

>
>
> On Mon, Feb 4, 2013 at 9:46 AM, Jeff Stai <wk6i.jeff at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Interesting. So I guess I'll never get skimmer spotted if I use the common
>> practice:
>>
>> WPX WK6I WK6I CQ
>>
>
> You will be spotted. Here is the complete story.
>
> RCKskimmer is looking for keywords in the receiving text. These are CQ,
>> QRZ, TEST, DE. After these keywords and after the own call a " " (space)
>> must follow, this is a must.
>> Examples:
>> "CQ DL4RCK DL4RCK "
>> "CQ DE DL4RCK DL4RCK QRZ "
>> "QRZ DL4RCK "
>> "CQ TEST DL4RCK DL4RCK CQ "
>> "XYZ TU DL4RCK CQ "
>> "XYZ DE DL4RCK " (DE-Detection)
>> ......
>> Note the " " (Space) at the end of each line.
>> CQ, QRZ or TEST at the end of the line are only detected, if the option
>> "Contest Style Detection" is enabled at the local RCKskimmer.
>>
>> If the call is allready in the Master.cal file, it is detected after the
>> first receiving. If it is not in the file the call must be received correct
>> two times in a row, after this it is permanent added to the RCKmaster.cal
>> file at the local RCKskimmer.
>>
>> vy 73 de Walter, DL4RCK
>>
>
> Diddle Exuberantly,
>
> Hank, W6SX
>
> Mammoth Lakes, California
>
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