[RTTY] RTTY Digest, Vol 159, Issue 65

[Dave Barr]

With the below tongue-in-cheek posting as an ice-breaker, perhaps an 
answer to a small part of the QRL problem is to start calling CQ when a 
CQing SO2R occupier is off chasing a multiplier and has not responded to 
your call after significant repeats of 3 second separated CQs, a 
practice which costs S&P-ers much time.    In other words, is CQing with 
no intention of responding a legitimate occupation of a QRG.  Of course, 
QSYing is a much better course of action.   Just asking.

Dave, K2YG

On 3/27/2016 4:00 PM, rtty-request at contesting.com wrote:
> I believe sending a short QRL message is the courteous thing to do
> before sending a longer CQ message.  There have been many times I've
> waited 20 seconds on a "clear" frequency before sending QRL and had a
> station come back on or near the frequency.
>
> As far as how long to wait on a quiet frequency before sending QRL, I
> suggest:
>
> 10 seconds	If both stations on the freq are SO1R and conscious
> 20 seconds 	If either station on the freq are SO2R (just in
>                   case)
> 30 seconds	If the station running on the freq is SO1R/SO2R
>                   and is copying a station sending a brag tape
> 40 seconds	If the station running on the freq is SO1R/SO2R
>                   and is trying to work a mult up the band
> 60 seconds	If the station running on the freq is filling their
>                   emergency relief bottle
> 1 min 30 sec	It the station is rebooting their locked-up computer
> 2 minutes	If the station running on the freq is over 60 and
>                   filling their emergency relief bottle
> 2 days		If the run station is involuntarily upgrading to
>                   Windows 10
>
> I'm leaving up to ED to make a chart for SO3R times.  ; )
>
> Happy Easter!
>
> John  W0DC