[RTTY] FT5ZM RTTY is a zoo

[Joe Subich, W4TV]

> Reducing DXCC or WAZ to only mixed awards (no band or mode
> distinctions) might have an effect.

DXCC has no award for working all bands on all modes.  DXCC
Challenge is one per band regardless of mode (CW, Phone/Image,
or Digital).  DXCC CW, DXCC Phone, DXCC Digital are once on
the mode - a good operator can cover all of them with 10 QSOs
make it 12 if the first 10 are all one mode.

5BWAZ is mixed mode only, 160 and 6M WAZ are mixed mode only.
The other single band WAZ are single mode - I suppose someone
could try to work all single band awards on each mode but it
is still not likely than anyone would need a top 50 DXpedition
to fill all the slots for WAZ CW, WAZ SSB and WAZ RTTY in a given
zone - most zones have some relatively common DX located in them.

73,

    ... Joe, W4TV


On 2/2/2014 9:17 PM, Larry wrote:
> Actually, I suspect the faster you can populate the leader board you
> might actually reduce a few dupes but that might work only for those
> that look at the leader board.  Dupes are going to occur regardless of
> the leader board. I was listening to SSB on 15M and the operator said to
> several "Thanks for the dupe contact." Some of these stations worked FT5
> twice in less than 30 minutes - same band, same mode. Why? Too many
> times an operator at the DX station incorrectly logs the wrong call so
> people make insurance contacts. That's not a slam on the DX operator who
> is doing the best he/she can without much cooperation from many in the
> calling masses.  It can be incredibly difficult on the DX side trying to
> get calls correctly. Not too bad if you 40db over but if you are light
> copy it is tough.
>
> Realistically, deleting leader boards is not going to stop anyone from
> trying to work all or as many  of the slots as possible.  Reducing DXCC
> or WAZ to only mixed awards (no band or mode distinctions) might have an
> effect.
>
> 73, Larry  W6NWS
>