My problem is somewhat unique where I get mistaken for Dave K1ZZ who is very
active in this contest. Many folks drop the "I" and I have to listen
carefully for that situation. I tried a new trick this weekend that worked
very well for me. Rather than repeating my call over and over, I sent back
K1ZZI (space .. ..) and it worked 99.9% of the time :-).
Scott for your call correction situation I suggest setting up an F key macro
in N1MM like this: KB4KB>>>S<<<. Experiment with the number of arrows it and
see if it improves your success rate.
73,
Ralph K1ZZI
----- Original Message -----
From: "Scott Straw" <scottstraw at mindspring.com>
To: "SECC" <secc at contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2011 7:24 AM
Subject: [SECC] Who's problem is it?
> Wise Sages,
>
> One thing that I noticed during CQWW this past weekend is a worrisome
> number of times that my call was repeated back to be as KB4KBH, not the
> correct KB4KBS. At 30-35WPM-plus, that fourth dit somehow mysteriously
> seemed to appear in my transmission. I know it wasn't op error at my end;
> N1MM did ALL of my sending at that speed (a transmission rate dictated by
> the CQ-ing station, not by me). My SOP was to send my call until
> recognized, then to send a signal report, my CQ zone, and then my call
> once again (599 {EXCH} * for those who understand N1MM macros). If I heard
> them recognize me wrong, I would patiently send my complete call again
> until they sent it correctly. Alas, I fear I may have missed one or two.
>
> So, for the small fraction of stations that heard the phantom extra pip
> and logged my call wrong, I suppose I'll get a NIL, right? Is that just a
> hazard of waging battle? Other than to become a global icon like K4BAI,
> is there a better way to ensure that I'm logged with all six characters
> faithfully recorded?
>
> KB4KBS
>
> Scott Straw, KB4KBS
> Roswell, Georgia USA
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