[RTTY] Dayton Hamvention RTTY Contest Forum

[Neal Campbell]

I find that 5 or 6 seconds fits my style perfectly. Otherwise I have to pay
too much attention and confuse the guy I am working!


Neal Campbell
Abroham Neal LLC



On Fri, Mar 25, 2016 at 2:57 PM, Nicholas Smith <w4gkm at citlink.net> wrote:

> This happens to me quite often. It's like they are just waiting for me to
> pause and then they take over. I used to get upset over this but now I just
> move somewhere else and try again. The trailing CQ to me is helpful for the
> S&P guys as I sometimes do S&P and waiting to see who is calling CQ and who
> is replying without a CQ or QRZ takes way too long.
>
> Nick, 73
> w4gkm
>
>
> On 3/25/16 11:38 AM, Tom Osborne wrote:
>
>> 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
>>>
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