[GreenKeys] 2016 RTTY Round Up Finished - Phew! (2nd Try)

[Steve Garrison]

Well they sure all give 599 still today, even if they have to ask for a repeat 10 times!

Steve G./N4TTY

-----Original Message-----
From: GreenKeys [mailto:greenkeys-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Jim Haynes
Sent: Monday, January 04, 2016 12:31 PM
To: David Tumey
Cc: GREENKEYS BULLETIN BOARD
Subject: Re: [GreenKeys] 2016 RTTY Round Up Finished - Phew! (2nd Try)

On Mon, 4 Jan 2016, David Tumey via GreenKeys wrote:
> Even I had to "cheat" a little to keep up with the speed of the 
> contest.  I used a punch tape for the CQ (multiple copies on a long 
> tape), and I had to set up macros using CTRL-keys on the ASR so I 
> could get the basic exchange dialog off quickly - the other ops are so 
> impatient that if you were to hand type everything you would piss off these hyper-contesters.
> 
Back before there were home computers, a few hams mechanized the RTTY contest operation using MXDx (multiple-head transmitter-distributors) where they could get them, and tapes to automate the contest exchange.
One tape for CQ, one tape for thanks and QRZ, one tape asking for repeats, one tape giving the contest message, etc.

I found it rather irritating that they always gave a 599 signal report rather than a true report.

Jim W6JVE