Hi,
the rules for the DL-DX-RTTY contest do not require a special
form of CQs, CQ TEST or the like is OK, no need to send
CQ DL-DX. Although we appreciate special mention of our
contest of course.
73 de Goetz DJ3IW
One of the DRCG
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Turner" <dezrat@copper.net>
To: <rtty@contesting.com>; <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2007 1:44 AM
Subject: [RTTY] Macro for the upcoming DL-DX contest
> The title for this weekend's RTTY contest is the DL-DX contest. I
> believe however, that the hyphen should not be used in your CQ macro
> because it requires a FIGS character before the hyphen and a LTRS
> character after, using an extra 167 milliseconds each, or about 1/3 of
> a second for both.
>
> Instead of
>
> CQ DL-DX DE <YOURCALL>
>
> use
>
> CQ DL DX DE <YOURCALL>
>
> It looks like the same number of characters, but it is not. There is a
> non-printing FiGS character before the hyphen and a LTRS
> character after. Those milliseconds add up. If you call CQ 2000 times
> during the 24-hour contest (a not unreasonable number), you will save
> over 11 minutes, enough to make a few more QSOs and trounce your
> buddy across town and take first place! :-)
>
> If you're feeling a bit skeptical about this, try an experiment:
>
> Make a CQ macro with the hyphen and one without. Using a stopwatch or
> some kind of timer. send the macro ten times in a row with no breaks
> and time how long it takes, then divide by ten to see how long one CQ
> takes. Doing it ten times gives better accuracy than trying to time a
> single CQ. Then do it again with the other macro. You will find the
> hyphened macro takes almost exactly three seconds longer to sent it
> ten times, or .333 seconds per CQ. In my case, the non-hyphenated
> macro took 49 seconds for ten and the hyphenated one took 52, a
> difference of three. Use a timer with tenths of a second if you have
> one.
>
> Good luck to all, see you in the contest.
>
> 73, Bill W6WRT
> Who finally has his 20/15/10 meter beam up! Yay!!!
>
> p.s. Those of you not members of the RTTY reflector are cordially
> invited to join. Go to www.contesting.com, scroll down on the left to
> RTTY, click and follow the instructions. You'll find a great bunch of
> knowledgeable, helpful ops there.
>
>
>
>
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