[RTTY] Dayton Hamvention RTTY Contest Forum

[Jerry Flanders]

If a guy tries to take my freq (accidentally or otherwise) while I am 
running normally, I try to work him by calling and giving him my 
complete exchange. If he responds with his exchange, I accept it and 
tu qrz cq... That works more often than it doesn't, and I get another Q.

Jerry W4UK

At 03:07 AM 3/26/2016, Jeff AC0C wrote:
>I also don't call QRL in RTTY contests.  As Jerry suggests, I 
>determine where I'm going to jump TOO by looking at the 
>bandscope.  Then I jump and start calling CQ.
>
>If there is another guy who starts calling CQ in the first minute or 
>so of my use of that frequency, I just QSY - my assumption is that I 
>popped into a guy's slot that was active even though it sure was 
>quite for a long time (by RTTY contest standards).  I end up QSY 
>about 10% of the time as a result of a competing CQ coming up on the 
>same QRG using this method.  A couple of times in the last few years 
>a guy will work me, then explain that I have taken his QRG.  I thank 
>him and QRG; no problem OM.
>
>73/jeff/ac0c
>www.ac0c.com
>alpha-charlie-zero-charlie
>
>-----Original Message----- From: Jerry Flanders
>Sent: Friday, March 25, 2016 11:28 AM
>To: Shelby Summerville ; RTTY Reflector
>Subject: Re: [RTTY] Dayton Hamvention RTTY Contest Forum
>
>At 04:59 AM 3/25/2016, Shelby Summerville wrote:
>... 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
>
>But does that still apply, Shelby? In this age of
>panadaptors/waterfalls, anyone can see what has been happening on any
>nearby spot for recent history. I routinely run a waterfall that
>keeps the last 2-3 minutes of activity on the screen, so when I have
>to move, I can do so with confidence that nobody that I can hear is
>using that spot.
>
>For a guy with a waterfall like mine (flex 6700), I think it is a
>waste of time to ask. I don't see any way to _not_ notice if someone
>is on the freq.
>
>Jerry W4UK
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