[RTTY] Dayton Hamvention RTTY Contest Forum

[Tom Osborne]

Ten seconds can be an awfullly long time on RATTY.

During the BARTG, I had a nice run going on 20 and had to stop for just a
few seconds to cnange one of my macros (which probably took less than 10
seconds) and someone plopped on my frequency and started calling CQ.


What was funny was that the station was exactly zero beat, like they had
heard me calling CQ and when I stopped, they assumed I was gone.  73
Tom W7WHY


On Fri, Mar 25, 2016 at 1:59 AM, Shelby Summerville <k4ww at twc.com> wrote:

> Steve, NR4M wrote: "10 or 15 seconds between CQ's is way too much and just
> asking for
> someone to take your frequency."
>
> First, and foremost, opinions are as other parts of human antimony!
> Everyone has one!!
> I agree with 15, but not 10. Anyone that arbitrarily begins to call CQ,
> without asking if the frequency is in use, is inconsiderate.
> inconsiderate = not thinking about the rights and feelings of other people
>
> As far as a "trailing" CQ, I also relate it to "test" on CW. When I tune
> by, there is absolutely no doubt as to the intentions of the "calling"
> station.
>
>
> C'Ya, Shelby - K4WW
>
> Since I don't  have an iPad or iPhone, sent from my PC
>
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