As the manual shows (took me a while to get used to it) here's the standard exchange
CQ KF2T DM25 KF2T KX7XX DM26 KX7XX KF2T -16 KF2T KX7XX R-16 KX7XX KF2T RRR KF2T KX7XX 73 Then you can call CQ on the next minute without missing a beat. It's the last 73 from the caller that's not required as it's implied in the RRR RRR Mike W9MDB On Tue, Apr 5, 2016 at 10:15 AM, George J Molnar <[email protected]> wrote: > A modest proposal to shorten JT-mode QSO’s without compromising their > integrity or cadence. > > Example: > CQ KF2T DM25 > KF2T KX7XX -16 > KX7XX KF2T R-12 > KF2T KX7XX 73 > KX7XX KF2T 73 > > Cuts the time required for a valid QSO by a minute, which could be helpful > in certain situations, and may help alleviate congestion on the bands. > Of course, greater adoption of JT9 and “fast modes” would make this less > necessary, but perhaps it could help? > > Dropping the caller’s grid makes sense to me since we are using computers > for this mode anyway, and almost everyone is connected to the internet, so > QTH information is readily available without needing to be sent. It could be > dropped from the CQ as well, but since it does no harm there, and may be > useful for quick decision-making on whom to call, no reason to remove it. > > RRR seems to be the exchange that gets most people’s goat, and often gets > replaced with RR73 or something else, which can disrupt cadence, > particularly if automatic sequencing takes hold. I suspect few will mourn > its loss. By advancing to the next message, the QSO partner implicitly > acknowledges the previous step. > > In the interest of efficient standardized usage, I’m wondering if we should > take the free text option out of the TX5 slot and make it a separate option > below the CQ/TX6 slot? So it only really comes into play when there’s a > special need? > > Something to think about, and probably not something to rush into “today.” > Just my two cents for the modes I’ve really come to enjoy. > > 73, > > > George J Molnar > KF2T | AFA9GM > Twitter: @GJMolnar > > SUPPORT HR-1301 & S-1685 > http://www.arrl.org/amateur-radio-parity-act > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > wsjt-devel mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wsjt-devel > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ wsjt-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wsjt-devel
