[RTTY] To DE or not to DE

[Elmar PD3EM]

Hi all,

I think it's always a combination of sending as quick and a clearly as possible.
While doing S&P I often turn into the end of a QSO where the running station is ending with just his call sign.
Then I don't see that he's the one that's calling CQ so I have to wait until he send the whole CQ again.
So 3 more characters are much faster to have another QSO ;-)

Myself, I always use DE PD3EM PD3EM at the begin on answering a CQ.
As a Dutch Novice I'm only allowed to use 25 watt maximum (all PD…. stations are) so in my opinion my chances are better to be copied 100% on the first call.
In this way DE is clearing the QRM a little bit with a lot of stations on air and answering CQ.

Also with a lot of stations answering on a running station the exchange is (for me) preferred to be like:
CQ TEST W6SX W6SX CQ
DE PD3EM PD3EM 
PD3EM 599 03 CA PD3EM instead of just PD3EM 599 03 CA
I see it happening a lot that the first callsign is messed up due to other stations still calling.
It's 5 characters longer but it eliminates resending the full exchange.

Good luck all and hope to work a lot of you this weekend.

73, Elmar PD3EM

On Sep 25, 2013, at 6:08 AM, Bill Turner wrote:

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> On Tue, 24 Sep 2013 11:22:55 -0700, Hank wrote:
> 
>> Here are some tips that will make everyone's weekend more fun.
> 
> REPLY:
> 
> A few subtleties for those who are millisecond counters:
> 
> 1. Don't use ? in your macros. QTH QTH is just as clear as QTH? QTH? 
> Likewise NR NR or AGN AGN and it sends faster because it doesn't have to
> send the FIGS shift character before the ?.
> 
> 2. Don't send QRZ? either. Almost always CQ is more appropriate and faster
> for the same reasons as above. QRZ? means "who is calling me" and in the
> cases when you actually mean that it is faster to just send AGN (without a
> question mark). 
> 
> 3. If you are asked for a repeat, don't send your whole exchange. Have two
> macros available, one for your zone: 03 03 03 03 03 03 and one for your
> state: CA CA CA CA CA CA. I like to repeat each exchange six times. Don't
> include your call or anything else. He knows who you are. 
> 
> 4. We all get flustered at times and have to erase or re-type something.
> Have a macro that sends QRX QRX QRX. This will make the other station pause
> while you fix things, rather than send his info again. Saves doubling and
> confusion. 
> 
> 5. Use AutoHotKey to configure your mouse wheel to do things. I have mine
> set so that rolling it away sends ENTER (if you are an N1MM user), rolling
> it toward me sends GRAB, and clicking the right button sends AGN AGN.  Some
> mice can do things by pushing down on the wheel but I haven't thought of a
> use for that yet. Use your imagination.
> 
> Have fun, hope to see you this weekend!
> 
> 73, Bill W6WRT
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