----- Forwarded Message ----- From: Mike Streeter <wm5dx@yahoo.com>To: Grant
Bright W5XB <w5xb@att.net>Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2020, 06:56:14 PM
CDTSubject: Re: [WriteLog] More RTTY?
Hi Grant.
I share your misery. I'm in Gulfport, MS. I run 500 watts to a Mosley Pro67 at
about 55 feet. Like you, every now and then I call CQ into Europe using RTTY.
Then I look out to see if I really do have an antenna.Since the advent of the
"weak signal" modes RTTY has become a rare mode. I have heard it said that FT8
is a great way to introduce ham radio to people who would not otherwise be
interested, in the hope that they will become interested in, and graduate to,
the other modes. Unfortunately, most of the new breed of FT8 operators that I
have met have not pursued the hobby any further. That is a great shame because
they will never know the pleasure that can come from making a real radio
contact, in real time, with a live person at the other end.
I tried FT8 in the earlier days, made a number of contacts and found it to be
totally boring, without any sense of achievement. Have never used it since. I
have a DXCC certificate awarded for making RTTY contacts, (I have 192 countries
confirmed). I understand that now, if I add more countries they will be
considered as "digital" contacts. No mention of RTTY. Totally disappointing and
an incentive not to bother to submit RTTY contacts for DXCC endorsements.
Oh well, the world is changing and I'm not, but I don't feel that I'm missing
anything.
Hope to work you RTTY on the air Grant,
73, Mike, WM5DX.
On Wednesday, June 24, 2020, 03:54:45 PM CDT, Grant Bright W5XB
<w5xb@att.net> wrote:
Jim, I wish for more RTTY this year.
Every now and then I get on 20m and using RTTY, call CQ. Try pointing my
beam toward EU.
It is a big beam at 150ft and a kw.
I call for about 20 minutes. The equipment gets a good workout.
NO ANSWERS.
Then try pointing toward Asia, same thing. NO ANSWERS!
I just don't know what has happened to regular RTTY qsos.
Started with a hard printer in 1975. Two years later, bought a TAPR TU and
video screen. Few years latter went to Hal and several upgrades went to
ST8000--still have it.
Then in 1998 started using sound card software (Brian K6STI) comparing it to
the ST-8000. Brian's software was far better, but he never brought it into
windoze.
Long answer to say, I hope we have more RTTY in 2020, but my gut tells me
NO!
FT8/4 has become "the way." Kinda like friends texting instead of calling.
Texting has replaced "calling," FT8/4 has replaced "typing."
And so it goes .-.-.-
all the best, and 73, Grant, W5XB, Ga.
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Message: 1
Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2020 08:13:25 -0500
From: "Jim Johnson" <jim@kc4hw.com>
To: Writelog@contesting.com
Subject: [WriteLog] FD 2020
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A couple of questions:
1. Should we expect and increase in RTTY activity this year?
2. Will Writelog (WL) transition between CW or PH to DIGI and back and
forth
without any problems?
Jim/KC4HW
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