The bad part of that one though is that it doesn't identify the sending party. Note that the standard exchange ALWAYS identifies both parties.
RRR Mike W9MDB On Tue, Apr 5, 2016 at 12:19 PM, Bill Barrett <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi George- > > My experience lately is the usage of : > > KF2T RRTU73 > > Which seems to satisfy the Roger part and includes a parting 73. > The other side knows who they are talking to so sending your call is > redundant. > > Bill W2PKY > > > > > On Tue, Apr 5, 2016 at 11:15 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 > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ wsjt-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wsjt-devel
