[RTTY] Simple thing that seemed to improve my S&Ping

[Robert Chudek - K0RC]

*/"I'd really like to watch some of the Single Op wizards"/*

I don't know that I qualify as a "wizard", but I do have 50+ years of 
RTTY under my belt. One of the things I haven't seen mentioned is 
listening to the actual audio tones as they are received and decoded by 
the program. An operator can develop "eye - ear" coordination to help 
spot trouble with decoding. A static crash, a TX vfo "wiped" across your 
RX channel, clicks, QRN, QRM, QSB, selective fading. . . all these 
issues raise the probability of a bad decode.

In my opinion, you need to listen to the audio to be aware of the 
"quality" that the decoder has to work with. That helps with your 
decision whether the other fellow has your call correct or not. Of 
course I suppose that skill doesn't apply too well if you are using SO2R 
or a wide-band multi-channel decoder.

73 de Bob - KØRC in MN

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On 2/8/2016 2:23 PM, Ron W7FIA wrote:
>> Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2016 09:11:45 -0600
>> From: Michael Rapp <mdrapp at gmail.com>
>   
>> My call was slightly garbled, but I didn't call twice as I
>> considered that given how fast he came back to to me
> as someone said eariler, it's an imperfect dance
> seems like you nailed that one
>
>> I suppose what is the best balance is to only call twice if it is
>> unequivocally clear that the running station has my call wrong.
> repeating your initial double call is probably the move
> no report yet, but this is just once and then
> play or move on
>
>> So if we work and I don't think he got my call correct, as Jerry
>> says, just work him again.  If that goes well, all is fine.  If in
>> the strange event he responds back, "QSO B4 or DUPE," then all is
>> still fine as that confirms that I am in his log correctly (although
>> I have now wasted time figuring that out).
> no
> you skipped making sure eariler
> now you completed that
>
>
> I really think that each contest is a refinement of playing the game
> I'd really like to watch some of the Single Op wizards someday
>   as it would be educational for many times later rethinking it
>
> back the real work now
> r
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