[RTTY] W100AW Thursday 5/8

[John Becker]

> I will be going to W100AW on Thursday May 8 and will be using
> exclusively RTTY
> for my operating this time.  Hours of operation are 1500-1600UTC, and again
> from 1700-1945 UTC.  I will be on the highest open bands, and will alternate
> beaming Europe and USA.
>
> This will be my first attempt at using a multi-channel decoder to
> receive stations;
> in an attempt not to use more spectrum than necessary, I will be
> receiving "Up 1-4"
> to try and improve the rate.  The multi-channel decoder has been adjusted to
> receive at 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, and 3 KHz above my transmit frequency, so
> centering
> your calling on one of those frequencies will probably enhance your
> chances of
> getting through quickly.  I may also find that those five frequencies
> are a wide
> enough split to get 5 different stations on each CQ, so I may also have
> to adjust
> it down to 3 or 4, but I won't know until I've tried it.  In any case,
> when I give
> the "UP" information tomorrow, please adjust your transmissions accordingly.
>
> Don't ask for details on how I'm doing the multi-channel decoding just
> yet; I'm
> figuring its going to need some fine tuning and maybe a few changes before
> I'm done.  I'm also hoping to take what I learn tomorrow on my DXpedition
> to HR9 the end of this month.
>
> Dennis W1UE

Hi Dennis,

I think I may have found a problem with this sort of operation. I was 
calling you on 20 and you came back to me at 1850Z. I gave you your 
report and you came back and gave me my report a second time. I gave you 
your report a second time and you went on to the next station. We have 
both uploaded to LoTW but I don't have a match.

In retrospect, here's what I think happened: I was calling you on one 
frequency and you came back to someone on a different frequency. I moved 
to that frequency, but then you came back to me before I called again. I 
think you were listening for me on the frequency where I had been before 
your previous QSO, but I had moved and you didn't find me. I'm probably 
not the only one who experienced this.

I would like to work W100AW on RTTY. When do you plan to operate RTTY 
with this callsign next? Thanks!

73,

John, K9MM