[Elecraft] OT: CQ WW RTTY

[Tom Childers, N5GE]

On Sat, 27 Sep 2008 14:10:43 -0400, "Bill Tippett" <btippett at alum.mit.edu>
wrote:

>Fire up your K3s and make a few QSOs in the RTTY Contest!  I just
>worked Ed P49X for my first ever RTTY QSO using the simple directions
>below:
>
>http://www.elecraft.com/K3/k3_operating_tips.htm#RTTY%20operation%20without%20a%20computer
>
>This is the format for the exchange:
>
>US/VE stations send RST, Zone and QTH.  All others send RST and Zone.  For
>example:
>
>K7QQ: WW DE K7QQ K7QQ CQ
>P49X: DE P49X
>K7QQ: P49X 599 03 WA
>P49X: K7QQ 599 09
>K7QQ: TU DE K7QQ CQ
>
>My sending timing is not perfect so I loaded my CW memories with M1:
>"W4ZV  W4ZV IM" and M3: "599 05 NC IM".  Don't forget the "IM" (run
>together) at the end of each transmission which shorten the
>changeover.
>
>73,  Bill  W4ZV
>
[snip]

And ask the contestants to stay the heck out of the bottom of the CW bands while
UR at it :O(

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