They aren't THAT difficult to work! I found success by calling in openings
when I couldn't find the last QSO. Granted, there aren't always opening with
RTTY bandwidth and a short split range, but it worked for two bands that way
(17 and 15 meters), and I didn't spend more than 30 min. to an hour calling
from Iowa with 500 watts and a TH-11 on a 50 ft. tower. For the third band
(20 meters), I found the last station worked slightly above the pileup and
called on that frequency three times. Third time was charm. I haven't
printed them on 30 meter RTTY yet.
I spent much more time listening than calling. If more stations did that, it
would be easier to work them because we could find the station being worked
easier. Calling incessantly on RTTY only jams the split for everyone. The
pileup discipline has been nonexistent on all modes except CW, probably
because fewer ops nowadays can copy and send CW at 30 wpm ;)
Nelson, KU0A
-----Original Message-----
From: rtty-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:rtty-bounces@contesting.com] On
Behalf Of Dick White
Sent: Sunday, July 31, 2011 3:57 PM
To: RTTY Contesting
Subject: [RTTY] ST0R
There will probably be many frustrating stories about the ST0R DXpedition. I
had a harrowing experience yesterday working them on 20 meter RTTY. I was at
the rig 5 hours. I was called by ST0R 4 times. The first 3 times my computer
program locked up when I tried to send my "DX REPLY" macro. I finally got a
4th reply and I sent my reply and did not use any macros. What a relief to a
frustrating afternoon. Got them on 20 meters at 0135z. I am one happy
camper. Now to get them on CW.
73 Dick KS0M
Richard C. "Dick" White
Fulton, Missouri 65251 U.S.A.
whiter26@sbcglobal.net
"We make a living by what we do.
We make a life by what we give."
Winston Churchill
Amateur Radio Station: KS0M
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