[RTTY] Wanna Work More Stations? Have more fun?

[Ed Muns]

Stringing "together varying keypresses" is the exception, not the norm.
Hank's point is that by having modular messages, one can create the
appropriate message in an out-of-ordinary situation without going into
keyboard mode.

For example, there are times when QRM may obscure the call sign of the
station you are sending your exchange to.  Just as you press your exchange
key, you hear another transmission start.  Rather than abort and lose time
waiting for that transmission to complete before resending your exchange,
you can add the other station's call to the end of your exchange by pressing
the <HIS CALL> key.  That can clear up any uncertainty about who you are
calling in case the initial call sign was covered up.  This is useful in an
exceptional situation rather than having the other station's call both at
the beginning and end of your exchange for all QSOs.

Instead of having your call sign on several message keys, each a different
number of times, it is just as easy to tap your single call sign message key
the number of times needed in the situation.  In fact, that allows you to
actually pause briefly between each key press to detect another station's
transmission, allowing you to insert your call sign in lulls or more likely
times for it to be heard.

99% of QSOs can be worked with 2-3 keys to step through the 4 phases of a
QSO.  But, having short modular messages that allow customized transmissions
for special exceptional situations is very flexible and efficient when those
inevitable times occur.

As for tuning messages sets to the specific contest, of course that is
advisable in order to have focused messages that convey the necessary
information with nothing extraneous for the shortest, least ambiguous
messages that communicate as efficiently as possible with minimum need for
repeats. 

Ed W0YK

-----Original Message-----
From: RTTY [mailto:rtty-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Ron W7FIA
Sent: 10 October, 2015 00:33
To: Hank Garretson
Cc: nccc at contesting.com; rtty at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [RTTY] Wanna Work More Stations? Have more fun?


> why having flexible macros is a plus.

Rather than string together varying keypresses, in CQ WW I simply
edited the macros to match the current conditions.  As a noob, I also
edited to remove unnecessary info from the starting macros as contest
time passed on.  This way, I had a fixed sequence of keypresses for
the exchange, and I spent the time watching what was going on in the
decoder -- KISS

cheers
r
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