[RTTY] RTTY Contest Operating

[Ed Muns]

If the contest rules require 599 to be sent in the exchange, then it is a violation to not send it.  It doesn't matter if we think it is unnecessary.  The contest sponsor requires it and that's all that matters.

When you encounter someone omitting RST, you could ask for a fill.  If enough of do this, they will likely be influenced to start sending it normally.

Contest sponsors can disqualify abusers, but they would need recordings.  A better way is for other contesters to send a polite FYI email after the contest about RST being required.

73,
Ed W0YK
On Feb 17, 2016 1:47 PM, Rich <rwnewbould at comcast.net> wrote:
>
> Obviously not sending the RST is a violation and I am not sure how the 
> contest supervisors handle those situations.  I do not place my call at 
> the end of the exchange,  I do send my exchange (serial #) twice.  
> During S&P I only send my call.  The other station knows his/her call.  
> My macros have evolved over time with input from W0YK and AA5AU.   I am 
> just glad that the other station responds to my CQ.  The format of their 
> message is something I cannot control. Everything you mention is stuff 
> we have all seen and is just part of the "game". 
>
> Have Fun that is what it is all about.  There is very little you can do 
> about what the other station is sending or not sending. 
>
> Rich 
> K3RWN 
>
> On 2/17/2016 15:28 PM, David Tanks via RTTY wrote: 
> > Hello all. I have a couple of pet peeves to voice: 
> > 1. Some operators do not send the RST report that is required of some, not all, contests. I work them anyway, even though they are clearly breaking the rules to save milliseconds off of each contact 
> > 
> > 
> > The 2016 CQ World-Wide WPX RTTY Contest 
> > February 13-14, 2016 
> > " IV. CONTEST EXCHANGE: RST report plus a progressive contact serial number starting with 001 for the first contact. Note: Multi-Two and Multi-Unlimited entrants use separate serial number sequences on each band. ". 
> > 2. Sometimes, there is an extended time period from when I send my call to a running station to the time that he sends my call with the report; before he starts sending the report, I have figured he hasn't heard me and send my call again. When the software finishes, I hear the running station sending a report; however, they have not set up their exchange to send the caller's call at the end of it, so all I see on my screen is " 599  123 123 " . Now, is he replying to me, or has someone snuck in there with me? Who knows? All I can do is stand by until the running station again sends the exchange, with the calling station's call displayed at the beginning. It seems a waste of time to not include the calling stations's call at the end of the exchange. 
> > 3. With excellent band conditions and signal strengths, an exchange of " AD4TJ 599 123 " may be sufficient. However, how many timjes does that happen? If just a little something interferes, then the serial number only being sent once is not enough. And, at that, sometimes they don't even send my call, just 599 123. Are they answering me, or someone else? 
> > 
> > I would appreciate hearing from the experienced RTTY contestors on what they think is proper, concerning these items. 
> > 73, David AD4TJ 
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