[RTTY] Getting spotted by RTTY skimmers

[Joe Subich, W4TV]

 > I did get spotted multiple times while S&Ping, but I think that was a
 > function of being fast on the draw, so that the skimmers could likely
 > have seen " CQ KA0XTT KA0XTT CQ N1EN N1EN N1EN "

Start your macros with <CR><LF> .... that will make sure you don't get
picked up with the trailing CW or TEST from the previous station.

73,

    ... Joe, W4TV


On 2014-09-29 3:09 PM, Michael Adams wrote:
> There are notes in the second section of
> http://wz7i.com/cw-skimmer/rtty-skimmer.html
>
> The primary trick is to leave trailing whitespace at the end of the
> over.   I used "TEST N1EN N1EN CQ " («note the space) and "TU N1EN CQ
> " («again, the space) and had almost no problems getting picked up.
>
> I did get spotted multiple times while S&Ping, but I think that was a
> function of being fast on the draw, so that the skimmers could likely
> have seen " CQ KA0XTT KA0XTT CQ N1EN N1EN N1EN "   A few times, the
> S&P spots even came through tagged as "skimqsy" or "skimvalid" in the
> CT1BOH logic.
>
> I apparently need to learn patience.  :)
>
> I do think that the smaller number of RTTY skimmers online, and the
> challenges of decoding RTTY vs. CW probably contribute to the reduced
> likelihood of getting spotted by a RTTY skimmer versus a CW skimmer,
> especially on 80.
>