[RTTY] WHY put CQ at the end?

[Lee Sawkins]

David

If  you are using my cluster and want skimmer spots just enter SET/SKIMMER 
and you will get them.  You also should reject at least CW and PSK skimmer 
spots during RTTY contests by using the KEYWORD filter.  SET/FILTER 
KEYWORD/REJ CW,PSK

I found during the contest, even after running on a frequency and being 
spotted by skimmers all the time, as soon as a real person spotted me I had 
a mini pileup.

Lee

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Levine" <david at levinecentral.com>
To: "Dave Hachadorian" <k6ll.dave at gmail.com>
Cc: "reflector RTTY" <rtty at contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2015 10:40 AM
Subject: Re: [RTTY] WHY put CQ at the end?


>I operated this past weekend using VE7CC cluster and not a skimmer to feed
> spots. I was set to spot any station I worked that wasn't already spotted,
> I spotted a huge number of stations which means they weren't already
> spotted by another operator. To give you the magnitude of how many, I 
> alone
> spotted 50 stations not in the cluster in the last 2 hrs 30 mins of the
> contest, according to DXWatch. So I wouldn't agree with the statement that
> S&P operators will arrive on a frequency knowing the station calling CQ.
>
> Maybe different once everyone is using a skimmer cluster, but it's not
> something I'm into yet.  But I'm a little guy and maybe I'm not
> representative of the majority of operators working a contest. And I
> disagree that ending with CQ is a hindrance whether in CW, phone or RTTY.
>
> K2DSL - David
>