The actual transmission of RTTY is a small part of the average QSO period,
which is largely composed of wait times.
Consider my average time per QSO last weekend in WPX. 30 hours / 3812 QSOs
= 28 seconds/QSO. Thus, I would work less than 12 more stations in those
saved 5.5 minutes.
For stations that worked 1000 QSOs, it amounts to 3 additional QSOs across
the entire 30 hours for single-op scoring. That's a 0.3% increase in QSOs
or score. Unlikely to change the OOF (Order of Finish) in the results.
Ed W0YK
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On Wed, 17 Feb 2016 22:00:33 -0800, Ed wrote:
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>I don't think the miniscule speed decrease is a factor.
Bill W6WRT's reply:
You might be surprised. If you send 5NN 2000 times during a contest,
that adds an extra 5.5 minutes. That applies to receiving 5NN too.
167 mS x 2000 = 334000 mS or 5.5 minutes.
How many more stations can you work in 5.5 minutes?
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