
If you are calling a station and others are also calling, you may elect to hit F5 then F7. Always send “TU” as the first thing in your confirmation message so the other stations knows right away you got his report OK.į5 – Your callsign sent twice. Always only send RST once.į4 – Confirmation when running.

It includes the other station’s callsign, signal report, and your State (or Number %3 if DX) sent twice.

Always put the “CQ” at the end of the message followed by a space.į3 – This is the report message you send when you are running (CQing). The first “CQ” in the message can be replaced with something like “RU” if you like. (Note: DX stations can use %1 instead of %3 which sends number 1 instead of 001.)į2 – CQ Message. For DX stations, use %3 to to send the required 3 digital serial number. DX Stations, including Alaska and Hawaii, send RST & serial number starting at 001. The exchange in the ARRL RTTY Roundup is RST & state for US stations, RST & Canadian area for Canadian stations.

