[RTTY] Another lesson from Don

[k3mm at verizon.net]

 The only time to use back to back repetition in the exchange is for reverse processing on weak signals.  K6STI/WF1B used to be very good at this.  I havent been very active on RTTY lately, but I still think that combo was the best contest package ever...if only we still had ISA busses, etc.  LOL!
 
Ty K3MM

On 03/20/16, Ken K6MR wrote:

The other advantage to Don???s format is if you are grabbing with a mouse it takes less movement to get both items.

Ken K6MR



From: Alex, VE3NEA<mailto:alshovk at dxatlas.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 20, 2016 19:24
To: rtty at contesting.com<mailto:rtty at contesting.com>
Subject: [RTTY] Another lesson from Don

I was running in the BARTG contest today, and most stations that were calling me had their exchange programmed like this:

599 123 123 123 2359

- that is, the serial number was sent two or three times, followed by the time, sent once or twice. My own exchange was no
exception. The time was at the very end of the message, and when the caller finished his transmission and I was supposed to send
TU-QRZ, I was still busy copying the time to the logger. Then Don AA5AU called me, and his exchange was different:

599 123 2359 123 2359

I received both pieces of information early in the message and had plenty of time to copy them. When he finished sending, I was
ready for the next QSO. This saved both stations a little bit of time, perhaps a second or so, but seconds in the contests add
up very quickly. I learned my lesson and changed my exchange to this new format. Thank you, Don!

73 Alex VE3NEA
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