[RTTY] WHY put CQ at the end?

[Jeff AC0C]

If you hear a call absent the trailing cq, then you cannot be sure the call 
sign is from the guy doing the CQ.  If you are running S&P on two rigs at 
once, the time savings is huge.

And I don't think we can lump all the RTTY skimmer functionality together. 
I ran RTTY Skimmer on the QS1R locally and don't recall a single errant 
decode.  It may have happened - but just not often enough for me to take 
note.  I don't know about the other skimmer solutions, but in my experience 
here, Alex's RTTY Skimmer is solid.

73/jeff/ac0c
www.ac0c.com
alpha-charlie-zero-charlie

-----Original Message----- 
From: Dave Hachadorian
Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2015 11:53 AM
To: reflector RTTY
Subject: Re: [RTTY] WHY put CQ at the end?

>My own personal preference is to know who's calling CQ

But CW contest have been going on for 87 years, and nobody puts CQ at the 
end.  There is no confusion.

With RTTY skimmers now in the mainstream, and most RTTY contests allowing 
Telnet assistance, most S&P operators are going to arrive on your frequency 
already knowing who you are.  They want to hear your call sign, or even a 
fragment of it, to confirm your identity.  They don’t need to hear CQ.  They 
already know someone is CQ’ing here.

The CQ at the end is now more of a hindrance than a help, at least for those 
contests that allow Telnet assistance, which is the majority of RTTY 
contests.

Dave Hachadorian, K6LL
Yuma, AZ




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