[RTTY] Change in pileup procedure?

[WILLIAM MARX]

It was done successfully a few years ago, but I forgot which DXPedition did it. It worked well. I did not need it so I didn't experience it myself, but friends liked it.

IT seems to me it could be abused by an idiot as well...going up and down the band answering everyone.
Bill W2CQ




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 From: Bill Turner <dezrat1242 at wildblue.net>
To: RTTY group <rtty at contesting.com> 
Sent: Monday, February 3, 2014 1:25 PM
Subject: [RTTY] Change in pileup procedure?
 

Here's something I've been thinking about for quite a while. I'd like to hear what you think.

Presently, the practice in pileups is for the DX station to call and answer on his same frequency, and that leads to problems with jammers and stations who forget to go split.

What if we had a procedure where the DX calls CQ UP but answers on YOUR frequency? He would specify an amount of time that he would do this and then call CQ again on his frequency.

For example, adding a number after CQ would indicate the number of minutes he is listening and answering. The DX would call CQ5 UP 2-5. That would mean for five minutes he is listening up 2-5 and will answer you on your frequency. After five minutes he will go back to his frequency and call CQ again. He could go back earlier if he runs out of callers or if he just wants to.

This has three advantages:  1. Immune to jammers on his CQ frequency. 2. Immune to jammers on your frequency because he is constantly changing frequency with each station he calls. 3. Immune to stations who forget to go split, and thus no more UP UP UP from the cops.

When someone makes a spot on a DX cluster they could add QYF 5 to the spot, indicating Your Frequency for TX and RX for five minute periods.

What do you think? Workable or not? Or is the current mess OK?

73, Bill W6WRT

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