[RTTY] Q Rate Killers

[Steve Bookout]

If you can be loud, then you can send less stuff.  Unfortunately, not 
everyone can be loud all the time.

I start with one of each exchange element and if it's noisy and I'm 
getting a bunch or requests for repeats, then I'll add additional 
exchange info.

Steve

On 9/26/2016 9:16:PM, Jeff AC0C wrote:
> Tom,
>
> The exchange content for peak efficiency is just on the border where 
> you are infrequently asked for a fill.  If you almost never get a 
> request, then I would say your content is too redundant. Keeping it 
> simple, on the next contest drop your exchange by one of each element 
> and see how it goes.  In any event, do drop the "UR" out of it in all 
> cases.
>
> Have fun!
>
> 73/jeff/ac0c
> www.ac0c.com
> alpha-charlie-zero-charlie
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Tom Magarelli
> Sent: Monday, September 26, 2016 7:37 PM
> To: RTTY at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [RTTY] Q Rate Killers
>
>
> I'm not sure if I'm one of the guilty parties
>
> My exchange was   K4SBZ  UR 599 NJ NJ NJ 05 05 05
>
> My thought was to send my state and zone 3 times, hopefully not needing a
> repeat. That seemed to work I only had 1 station ask me for a repeat 
> of my
> State. My thinking was not having a lot of repeats, I could make more
> contacts and move along quicker.
>
> Please tell me if my thinking is wrong. I'm not in the big league either,
> just trying to have some fun.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: RTTY [mailto:rtty-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Stanley
> Zawrotny
> Sent: Monday, September 26, 2016 7:41 PM
> To: RTTY at contesting.com
> Subject: [RTTY] Q Rate Killers
>
> A while back, there was a discussion about how extra spaces and 
> characters
> slow down an exchange. Those a nothing compared to the many ops that I
> worked in the CQ WW DX RTTY Contest last weekend that took 15-20 
> seconds or
> longer to reply. I'm not in the big leagues and worry about milliseconds,
> but when it takes almost a minute to complete a contact, that gets to me.
>
> Stan, K4SBZ
>
> "Real radio bounces off the sky."
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