[RTTY] WAE RTTY and QTCs

[Thom]

I might just play with and see if I kinda like it.

73

Thom KI8W


On 10/28/2016 02:52, Erik - K5WW wrote:
> Have you actually logged any dummy QSOs? Without any QSOs in your log 
> it won't work.
>
>
> K5WW ~ on the road
>
> -------- Original message --------
> From: Peter Pauly <ppauly at gmail.com>
> Date:10/27/2016 8:40 PM (GMT-06:00)
> To: pcooper at guernsey.net
> Cc: Thom <ki8w at ki8w.com>, rtty at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [RTTY] WAE RTTY and QTCs
>
> I opened up the WAE RTTY contest log just to practice and I can't get the
> QTC information to show. CTRL-Z does nothing for me. Does it work with
> MMVARI or do I have to use MMTTY? I've tried it with both - nothing.
>
> On Thu, Oct 27, 2016 at 5:14 PM, Phil Cooper <pcooper at guernsey.net> wrote:
>
> > Hi Thom and the group,
> >
> > Thom, have a look at my website http://www.gu0sup.com/wae.html for some
> > idea
> > of how to use Writelog for the WAEDC RTTY contest.
> > It may help you decide how to handle QTC's (or not!), but I would 
> say they
> > are fun, and once you get the hang of it, it isn't that difficult.
> > For me, it is my favourite contest of the year, simply because it 
> requires
> > thinking about, some tactics, and it can be fun!
> >
> > If you duck out of it this year, next year you will probably think 
> the same
> > thing. Entering and not exchanging QTC's is possible, and many do 
> it, but
> > it
> > really isn't that hard.
> >
> > As a first-timer with QTC's, go S&P, and ask to send QTC's. This is 
> fairly
> > easy to do. If you are asked for a repeat of a QTC number, it means they
> > want you to send JUST that one line from the QTC list.
> > To do this, click on the QTC needed 3 times - which sends it 3 times 
> - but
> > remember you have to press the ESC key to stop transmitting. This 
> may be a
> > bug in WL, I don't know, but it's how you do it.
> > When they send ALL OK, log the contact.
> > It's that simple!
> >
> > Receiving them can be more fraught with danger, especially if you 
> are new
> > to
> > the game, but once you have done it, it's less of a problem.
> > The dangers occur when the screen starts to run away with you, and 
> you find
> > yourself unable to click on the items quickly enough.
> > If you open an RX QTC window, when they are sent to you, you will 
> see the
> > whole line turn a pinkish colour. That means you can just click 
> anywhere on
> > the line to enter all three parts of the QTC.
> > However, sometimes the line will contain garbage, and the skill is in
> > seeing
> > this quickly.
> > Knowing how to handle it comes with experience, and a bit of luck!
> >
> > Try it, you never know, it may work well for you, and you will enjoy it.
> >
> > 73 and hope to catch you in the contest!
> >
> > Phil GU0SUP
> >
> >
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