[RTTY] The RTTY efficiency myth and SUPERFILL

[Jeff Stai]

On Wed, Jul 16, 2014 at 9:42 AM, Tim Shoppa <tshoppa at gmail.com> wrote:

> I would encourage anyone setting up macros for CW or RTTY contesting, to
> include a button for "superfill", where the variable exchange info is
> repeated many times over. This is what I set up for that DL contest, I
> encourage this become part of any standard contest macro package:
>
> F6 Superfill, {TX}{ENTER}{EXCH} {EXCH} {EXCH} {EXCH} {EXCH} {EXCH} {EXCH}
> {EXCH}{RX}
>

I'll just make one fill button for each variable, that sends it two or
three times. 90% of the time that's enough for the conditions. If I need to
send more I just tap the same button two or three times.


>
> In the past Ed W0YK and others have tried to steer folks to "modular
> macros". In my modular macro setup, I can use the macro keys to make any
> initial exchange have multiple repeats of actual variable exchange
> depending on conditions/QRM. I will generally send the variable exchange
> info twice in the initial exchange except under the most optimal
> conditions, because that is more efficient than having to give fills.
>

Absolutely. 73 jeff wk6i


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