This may seem like a silly question, but I will ask it anyway: how does one get
spotted by the RTTY skimmers? Is there a "trick" to it?
I am asking because upon reviewing skimmer data for CQ WW RTTY on 80m I
realized I was spotted only twice. No, I don't have a farm of antennas, but
have a decently performing inv-V with an apex at 90'. Running 1500W.
Just for kicks, I switched to CW and the call sign I used got spotted by a
dozen or so CW skimmers with SNR between 20 and 40 db. So my signal is loud
enough. Then I started digging even further and noticed that the stations that
were calling me got spotted, but I did not.
I tried different permutations during the contest: CQ call call CQ, TEST call
call CQ, etc. None of them made any difference.
Any thoughts?
Rudy N2WQ
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