Thanks for the continuing education guys!
I'm heading for VY0 in the morning, and I should be on with VY0ERC for the
NAQP RTTY. Some of you may have worked VE1RUS who is currently on site, as
VY0ERC during WPX.
73,
Pierre VE3KTB
On Fri, Feb 16, 2018 at 6:16 PM, Jeff Stai <wk6i.jeff@gmail.com> wrote:
> What Ed said (I agree with Ed a lot...) I would add that in the case where
> you really feel you didn't finish - the other guy gave up - just call
> again. I do see that sometimes and I just resend my TU KS7AA CQ again,
> maybe send it twice if I think that will help. 73 jeff wk6i
>
> On Fri, Feb 16, 2018 at 11:57 AM, Ed W0YK <ed@w0yk.com> wrote:
>
>> This is an excellent question, Pierre.
>> I say log it. If he didn't log it, then you will get a NIL. But, if he
>> did log it and you didn't then he gets the NIL.
>> In a 50/50 situation like this, I take the risk of a NIL rather than put
>> that on the other station. I think its good sportsmanship.
>> 73,Ed W0YK
>> -------- Original message --------From: Pierre Fogal <
>> pierre.fogal@gmail.com> Date: 2/16/18 10:09 AM (GMT-08:00) To:
>> RTTY@contesting.com Subject: [RTTY] After the tough qso
>> Hi folks,
>>
>> I haven't been doing RTTY contesting all that long, and I have done what I
>> can to read everything you sage folk out there write about exchanges. So,
>> I hope I'm keeping mine succinct enough!
>>
>> What I'm not completing sure about, in the case of tough qsos (interrupted
>> or non-existent print) are the expectations of verifying that it was
>> actually completed and the other guy hasn't just given up.
>>
>> For example
>>
>> .... AB1CD cq
>>
>> VE3KTB VE3KTB
>>
>> VE3KTB 599 991 991
>>
>> AB1CD 599 001 001 VE3KTB
>>
>> NR? NR?
>>
>> 001 001 001
>>
>> Nr &%$#
>>
>> 001 001 001
>>
>> @#$@#$ %4 &%$#
>>
>> 001 001 001
>>
>> ##$#$%^%$#
>>
>> & KTB $%*( AB1CD CQ
>> The various %$&@ are to represent the non printable signals coming
>> through. I can recognize things like '57' as 'TU' but I don't know if
>> he's
>> got it or he's saying sorry ...
>>
>> So far, I've logged it unless I have a really strong sense that they gave
>> up.
>>
>> 73,
>> Pierre VE3KTB
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