[RTTY] SO2R

[Michael Schulz]

There are multiple reasons why the zone might mismatch with the sent
exchange. 99.9999% of the cases are correct.
There are always outliers. It was a mere suggestion.

Mike
K5TRI

> -----Original Message-----
> From: RTTY [mailto:rtty-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Al
> Kozakiewicz
> Sent: Monday, September 28, 2015 1:26 PM
> To: rtty at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [RTTY] SO2R
> 
> Hmmm.  I believe the zone will change once you enter the state.  There
were
> a few 2 area call signs from CA and I was careful to check the zone before
> logging and I recall that all were zone 3 and not 5.  If not, my log is
probably all
> messed up!
> 
> Al
> AB2ZY
> ________________________________________
> From: Michael Schulz <mschulz at creative-chaos.com>
> Sent: Monday, September 28, 2015 4:21 PM
> To: Al Kozakiewicz; rtty at contesting.com
> Subject: RE: [RTTY] SO2R
> 
> Yes, by default it does it, I had several occasions this weekend where the
> zone sent was not the same as the one pre-filled (all US based calls).
> 
> Mike
> K5TRI
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: RTTY [mailto:rtty-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Al
> > Kozakiewicz
> > Sent: Monday, September 28, 2015 1:18 PM
> > To: rtty at contesting.com
> > Subject: Re: [RTTY] SO2R
> >
> > Agreed, but N1MM fills out the zone based on the call sign for this
> contest so
> > there no need to click anything at all.
> >
> > WW is the lazy man's contest with respect to the exchange. Only need
> > to click on the state for US contacts. Otherwise it's all click and
> > enter all
> the time
> > for DX with ESM enabled.
> >
> > The only time I needed to alter the zone this weekend was for a one
> > guy from SK who had zone 3 in his exchange. And it was not a bit error
> > - I
> waited
> > around to see what he sent others and it was the same.
> >
> > Al
> > AB2ZY
> > ________________________________________
> > From: RTTY <rtty-bounces at contesting.com> on behalf of Michael Schulz
> > <mschulz at creative-chaos.com>
> > Sent: Monday, September 28, 2015 3:49 PM
> > To: 'David G3YYD'; rtty at contesting.com
> > Subject: Re: [RTTY] SO2R
> >
> > One thing I'd like to add would be the suggestion to *not* use 59914
> > but rather 599 14 in the exchange. That why one can just click on it
> > in MMTTY
> for
> > example and N1MM+ populates it. The string together doesn't seem to
> > work.
> >
> > 73 Mike K5TRI
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: RTTY [mailto:rtty-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of David
> > > G3YYD
> > > Sent: Monday, September 28, 2015 12:23 PM
> > > To: rtty at contesting.com
> > > Subject: Re: [RTTY] SO2R
> > >
> > > As a SO2R operator the CQ call is key. If made too short, for
> > > instance CQ
> > M7T,
> > > then it does not give enough time for a complete reply to my CQ call
> > > on
> > the
> > > other radio to be made. The idea is to time it so as soon as one
> > > radio has finished it is time to transmit on the other.
> > >
> > > As a consequence I use CQ M7T M7T M7T CQ this gives sufficient time
> > > for someone to call me on the other radio with GM3XXX GM3XXX. Then
> > > there is no apparent delay in my answer to GM3XXX and it allows me
> > > to send GM3XXX 59914 GM3XXX, While someone is calling me on the
> > > other radio in response to my CQ call.
> > >
> > > Of course it falls apart if someone calls me after a CQ with M7T M7T
> > > de GM3XXX GM3XXX GM3XXX PSE K which unfortunately too many
> people
> > do.
> > > I know my call so please do not send it and de is a total waste of
> > > time as
> > for
> > > PSE K enough said. If you have a call that is GM3XXX then twice is
> > sufficient if
> > > you have a short callsign like my contest call then M7T three times
> > > is
> OK.
> > >
> > > Then at the end of the contact I reply GM3XXX TU M7T QRZ again
> > sufficiently
> > > long to enable someone to call me on the other radio or send the
> > > exchange so I can reply to them without any apparent delay.
> > >
> > > I also make use of the ESC key to cut short messages on a radio so I
> > > can initiate the reply on the other radio faster. So for instance CQ
> > > maybe truncated so it becomes CQ M7T M7T.
> > >
> > > By the way if you think SO2R is complex then I also operate the
> > > radios
> > second
> > > receivers as well when a contest slows up.
> > >
> > > 73 David G3YYD aka M7T in contests
> > >
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