[RTTY] Hardes RTTY Station to Work - EVER

[Gary Senesac]

Dick,

UP means he is working SPLIT.  If no number is given try listening up 1-3 or so for RTTY.  I suspect it's not that he can't hear you per say, but he is being called by so many at the same time his decode software is being overloaded and all he prints is gibberish.  Only the really strong ones running QRO with favorable propagation can make it through until the bedlam settles down.

Gary AL9A
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On May 17, 2014, at 8:50AM, Dick Kriss wrote:

It Sat, 17-May at about 1515z and i have spent (wasted) three plus hours trying to work W1AW/0 (SD) on 18.105 RTTY.  W1AW/0 (SD) has an excellent, easy to print signal but really seems deaf. I have tried every trick I know and he does not hear.  His macros are perfect but i have no idea what he means by UP. 

- I have tried up 1, up 2, up3, up 4 and up 5 and nothing seems to work.

- i listened for other stations working him and tried to tail gate and that did not work

- I don’t think the problem is on my end as I saw a spot and worked W1AW/0 (SD) on 10 meter RTTY with one or two calls. 

- He seems to be working a number of JA stations that I cannot hear so my conclusion is he has a very good beam that is fixed and has a really good null in my direction.

- I have tried parking 2 or 3 UP and waiting for the next “...TU W1AW/0 UP” and that was another time waster. 

I finally gave up. Some things in life are just too hard. I have no idea what the operator means by UP

73 Dick AA5VU
 
As the UA’s say Deaf as a Tochilo
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