Thanks Phil
Appreciate it vy much
NOEL
----- Original Message -----
From: "Phil Cooper" <pcooper@guernsey.net>
To: <RTTY@contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, November 07, 2005 15:25
Subject: Re: [RTTY] VE2RYY question on how many QTC
> Hi Noel and the group,
>
> QTC's are sent, OR received in batches of uo to 10. In theory, I could
send
> you 5, and you could send me 5.
> However, that is simply a waste of energy, as there is little point in me
> calling you back just to exchange the other 5, either then, or later in
the
> contest.
> Most software, Writelog, WF1B, and presumably the others, will handle 10
in
> one go, so you may as well do just that.
>
> QTC's are not limited to a band! We could, for example, exchange 2 QTC on
> each of the 5 contest bands, but that would be pointless.
> You cannot exchange MORE than 10 with ANY station, regardless of band.
> You cannot exchange them with someone on your own continent (ie, you
cannot
> send QTC to a W).
> Your batch of 10 cannot contain your QSO with the station you are
exchanging
> them with. (For example....
> If you are my 10th contact, I cannot send you that QSO as part of the QTC
> traffic between us).
>
> If conditions are marginal, there is deep QSB, there is a lot of QRM, you
> only just copied the exchange, then DON'T bother trying to exchange QTC's.
I
> always try to avoid QTC with the more "DX" type of station, as the chances
> of him getting called in the midst of the QTC exchange is high.
>
> I prefer to build up my QSO totals before I start to bother trying to send
> QTC. Usually, I will try hard to get at least 100 contacts in the log
before
> sending.
> However, I am happy to receive as soon as anyone can send them to me.
>
> Do be aware of "one way" type transmission. Folks that I am struggling to
> hear will often say I am strong there, and ask me to send. It could easily
> be the other way round.
>
> It is possible to practice partially with Writelog, in that if you put a
few
> dozen contacts in the log, then enter a DX call, you can SEND. You could
> also use these ten to "receive", but you won't see them change colour as
> they would in contest conditions.
>
> Writelog will tell you how many QTC's you can exchange, and it won't let
you
> exceed that.
>
> Does that help?
>
> Best 73
> Phil GU0SUP
>
>
>
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