[OFARC] ft8 question

[Mark]

Strange additions to CQ and a lot of activity in the digital bands means
there is a contest going on.  Search for:
8 day contest calendar.  This will bring up the current contest list.  The
abbreviation for the contest is usually sent with the CQ. 

RU - Roundup
SK - Straight key
SE - special event
WW- world wide, etc. 


-----Original Message-----
From: ofarc-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:ofarc-bounces at mailman.qth.net]
On Behalf Of Ralph (home)
Sent: Sunday, January 06, 2019 7:27 PM
To: DXon20 at gmail.com; 'OFARC'
Subject: Re: [OFARC] ft8 question

Thanks Larry

Yeah .... Richard reminded me about the RTTY RU.
I do remember reading about it and the article specified different
frequencies for FT8.

It feels like I saw the "RU" exchange sometime last week, but I have not
been sleeping well and it could have been just yesterday .....

Thanks to all!

Ralph
KE5HDF


-----Original Message-----
From: dxon20 at gmail.com [mailto:dxon20 at gmail.com] 
Sent: Sunday, January 06, 2019 19:04
To: 'Ralph' <ke5hdf at sbcglobal.net>; 'OFARC' <ofarc at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: RE: [OFARC] ft8 question

Hi Ralph,

The "RU" in the CQ call line is to let listeners know they are calling CQ
for the ARRL RTTY RoundUp Contest that was this past weekend.  It was the
first contest that had FT8 as an official mode.

The reply you received was the official exchange for the contest. The 549
was your signal report, formatted in traditional CW style.  MI was the state
he was operating from. State, Provence and country are used in calculating
the score.

They really should not have been using the RTTY RoundUp contest exchange on
the normal FT8 frequencies.  There were different frequencies used for the
contest.

By the way, I made 320 FT8 contacts during the contest.

Larry - KB5WWW


-----Original Message-----
From: ofarc-bounces at mailman.qth.net <ofarc-bounces at mailman.qth.net> On
Behalf Of Ralph
Sent: Sunday, January 6, 2019 5:51 PM
To: OFARC <ofarc at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: [OFARC] ft8 question

last week i noticed some stations using "RU" on the CQ line

for example

  CQ RU KB1EFS FN42  U.S.A.

when I answered, he sent

  KE5HDF K8EET 549 MI


What is the "RU" about??

I have not found it as an abbreviation, contest exchange, or in the FT8
manual.


Thanks,

Ralph

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