[RTTY] CQ WPX RTTY & cluster filter

[pcooper]

Hi all,

Don't filter too closely, or you may miss something unusual!
It can be useful to see if other bands are open, or opening in other areas to give you a heads-up as to potential activity.

You could limit it to showing only the band you are operating on, but if - say 10m opened - you might miss that if you are only seeing spots for 20m.

Just because they are spotted on the cluster doesn't mean a great deal, as some spotters (eg skimmers) will see stuff most of us can't hear, and if there's a spot for something "nice", the chances are that too many others will be there before you anyway.

When I use the cluster, I allow everything to get through, just so that I cna see what the propagation is like, and then base my activity on that. In the Roundup, I thought 15m would be the money band, yet it wasn't. 20m was far more productive for me.

Just my thougts..........

73 de Phil GU0SUP