Hi All,
I was using WinTelnetx as my Telnet interface, i had multiple skimmer windows
as well as standard cluster windows funneling a ton of spots into Writelog. It
didnt take long to notice the skimmer issue with non CQing stations being
spotted. Definitely taking a drink from the firehose.
As the weekend progressed I would alternate turning off the skimmer inputs
which would fill my bandmap with actual CQing stations that could be worked.
Later in the contest when I turned the skimmers inputs back on, the same
problem existed but I noticed trends with needed multipliers being displayed. I
could watch the skimmers track certain stations as they moved up or down the
band, pay attention to the trend and call CQ about 5 khz from the last spot
freq and bingo, they would call in like clockwork. This makes me think that the
issue is related more to what the S&P station is doing in their macros than
what the running station is doing.
There were others like CV4C that I spent alot of time chasing but could never
find. This station was on the skimmers what seems like a couple dozen times but
was never calling CQ. Once again I think the issue is with his/her macros and
not the running stations.
Skimmers have definitely brought new meaning to the term " Single Op
Distracted".
Thanks for all the Q's
73,
Rick KI1G
> On Sep 30, 2015, at 8:54 PM, Jeff AC0C <keepwalking188@ac0c.com> wrote:
>
> A very very good thing indeed...
>
> 73/jeff/ac0c
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> alpha-charlie-zero-charlie
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Bill Turner Sent: Wednesday, September 30,
> 2015 7:17 PM To: RTTY Reflector Subject: Re: [RTTY] Decoder performance on
> crowded bands
> ------------ ORIGINAL MESSAGE ------------(may be snipped)
>
>> On Wed, 30 Sep 2015 16:06:25 -0700, you wrote:
>>
>>
>> Why do RTTY ops even put a "cq" at the end of their cq message?
>>
>> CW ops never put a CQ at the end (except for a few newbie converts from
>> RTTY). 45 Baud RTTY is 60 wpm, a lot faster than contest CW, so it's not
>> like we had to wait so long for the call sign that we forgot that it was a
>> CQ.
>>
>> Since RTTY Skimmers are increasingly powerful and popular, and are getting
>> confused by the cq at the end, maybe it's time to just drop that final cq.
>>
>> Dave Hachadorian, K6LL
>> Yuma, AZ
>
> REPLY:
>
> It's not a case of "forgetting" that it was a CQ. It's a case of
> tuning across a station and getting only "...W6WRT W6WRT"
> The question is is W6WRT CQing or S&Ping? Can't tell, and so you have
> to wait for another transmission.
> On the other hand, If you hear "...W6WRT W6WRT CQ" there is no doubt
> and you can answer immediately.
> And of course, it's not just RTTY. CW contesters often add "TEST" at
> the end of their CQ's for the same reason. Likewise, SSB'ers add
> "CONTEST".
> As Martha says "It's a good thing". :-)
>
> 73, Bill W6WRT
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