[RTTY] Q Rate Killers

[Larry]

NR4M's reply is the real answer I think. You need to be willing to 
adjust based on conditions and your station capabilities.

I find that 'his_call rst exch state his_call' (for CQWW RTTY) can be 
helpful when running and a few stations are calling. The first 'his 
call' may get clobbered but the DX will usually hear the second and be 
certain your call is directed at him. If they need a repeat I may use F7 
with the exch and state each sent twice. I use 'his_call TU my_call' for 
F3 which will hopefully finalize in the DX operator's mind what my call 
is. Don't forget that if you get spotted it often doesn't matter what 
you send for your call - "the cluster is always right"(?!) and so what 
is on the cluster is obviously your call.

73, Larry W6NWS


On 9/26/2016 10:02 PM, Art (K5FNQ) wrote:
> then what is the recommended minimum and maximum to send?
>
> N1MM default has "his call, sec, state, sec, state, mycall"
>
> At times with a strong station I would hit escape before "my call" was 
> sent.  I had no problem with that.
>
> Cutting to "sec state sec state" scares me that the other station 
> might not have my call or I might have busted his?
>
> Art K5FNQ
>
>
>
> On 9/26/2016 20:56, Steve Bookout wrote:
>>
>> 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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