[RTTY] 5NN

[Stanley Zawrotny]

If you ask for a repeat, you are likely to get a repeat of everything. But if you specify what you want repeated, then you should only get that. 

Stan, K4SBZ

"Real radio bounces off the sky."

> On Feb 18, 2016, at 2:33 PM, "john at kk9a.com" <john at kk9a.com> wrote:
> 
> Often I am leery of asking for repeats, since the station is likely to
> send the whole exchange again and I still may not get what I am looking
> for.  I really like Ed's idea of hitting the F-key multiple times
> depending on circumstances. I assume that it prints on a new line each
> time, but I see nothing wrong with that.
> 
> John KK9A
> 
> 
> To:    "'RTTY Reflector'" <rtty at contesting.com>
> Subject:    Re: [RTTY] 5NN
> From:    "Ed Muns" <ed at w0yk.com>
> Reply-to:    ed at w0yk.com
> Date:    Thu, 18 Feb 2016 09:50:09 -0800
> 
> Six repeats of a serial number may be appropriate in some instances but
> certainly not all, and I would argue not even the majority of instances.
> Based on conditions and the specific moment the repeat is needed, you can
> guess pretty close how many repeats are a good balance between communicating
> accurately and being excessive.
> 
> Tap your [My Call] key the number of times you deem necessary for the repeat
> situation.  Sometimes that may be only 1 or 2, if you know that your first
> transmission was covered by QRM but is plenty strong at the other end and
> now the frequency is clear.  OTOH, if you gave the serial number twice in
> your original exchange, then again 3 times in the first repeat, perhaps a
> second repeat of 6 times your serial number is appropriate.
> 
> But, I'd argue that sending it 6 times, every repeat, is unnecessarily
> excessive.  The appropriate number of repeats is subjective and varies
> widely by the specific situation, so it is difficult to agree on precisely
> what the right number is.
> 
> However, as you pointed out in another post, sending only the serial number
> when asked for a repeat is so much better than hitting your standard
> exchange key.  In the time it takes to send all the unneeded (and,
> unrequested) information in the standard exchange message, you might as well
> send the serial number 6+ times!   ;>)
> 
> Ed W0YK
> 
>