[WriteLog] WPX RTTY

[Tom Shelton]

RTTY is limited to 5 bits, so it has a special set of bits that will switch 
it between letters and numbers/puntuation.  If you miss that set of bits, 
your decoder won't switch.  Its not unusual to see this happen in QSOs, but 
when it happens in a contest, you need to make sure you get the right serial 
number in your log.

Tom, AB3IC

-----Original Message----- 
From: W2GR at aol.com
Sent: Saturday, February 11, 2012 3:33 PM
To: writelog at contesting.com
Subject: [WriteLog] WPX RTTY

Just a quick and probably stupid question....

This is my first time in the RTTY WPX and was wondering why some stations
send a series of letters instead of  a serial number?...WL will not accept
the letters in the number field....I couldn't find anything on the CQ site.
I  logged the contacts with a 1 in the field and wrote down what they
sent....for  when I know what to put there!...

Thanks,

Mike W2GR
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