[RTTY] Change in pileup procedure?

Glenn Wyant va3dx at sympatico.ca
Wed Feb 5 11:36:40 EST 2014


This happened back in the early 1990's when
one of the BOUVET operations was on.

They announced that they would be answering any
calls on the 20 meter band ( SSB ).

Qsos, nets etc were overrun with callers qrming everyone.

This is a bad idea.

Glenn VA3DX
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Sent: Wednesday, February 05, 2014 11:15 AM
Subject: Re: [RTTY] Change in pileup procedure?


> Steve makes a good point.
> 
> The new proposal does have a distinct disadvantage. The current
> 'split' operation supposedly allows the DX station to answer
> without being 'overrun' by continual calls. Essentially the idea
> is the callers 'stop calling' when the DX station is working
> someone. This allows the DX to elicit the next call(s).
> 
> Under the proposed plan, the callers have no idea when the DX
> is talking or listening. They are instead randomly transmitting
> on random UP frequencies without any idea where the DX is actually
> working. The announced advantage is there is no jamming of the DX
> station nor are there any 'split workers.'
> 
> Without a periodic return to the original calling frequency there
> can be no coordination. Under that line of thought, why should the
> DX ever return to any frequency. Rather he should just keep working
> and moving.(Hunt and pounce in reverse you might say)
> 
> This causes calling stations to keep calling over and over without
> vacating -- thus keeping multiple frequencies occupied with callers
> (unless they are worked in which case they would be immediately
> replaced). In short, there could be no synchronization with the
> operating pattern of the DX station.
> 
> Regarding QSOs in progress in the UP range, there would be direct
> contact with the continually callers ("This frequency is in use")
> causing continual migration.
> 
> It is only replacing one type of QRM with another. Under the
> proposal however, more stations are actually transmitting at the
> same time (no pausing) out of sequence with each other.
> 
> Oh well - QRM is QRM
> 
> 73 de Phil - N8PS
> 



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