The limited success of RTTY on a dxpedition is not due to the mode
specifically. Rahter it's because callers tend to work RTTY like they
do a CW pileup, but generally with even less skill. On top of that the
RTTY control op on the dxpedition end rarely has the skill needed to get
solid rates.
FTx by contrast is a winner for dxpeditions because it addresses all
these operational problems - meaning higher effective throughput - and
benefits further in the capability to work against a lower SNR. In the
end, a wider set of callers are served which makes it the silver bullet
for dxpeditions.
73/jeff/ac0c
alpha-charlie-zero-charlie
www.ac0c.com
On 2/10/20 2:26 PM, Jim Brown wrote:
Same here. RTTY can be fun as a contesting mode, but it's a dud for
DXpeditions. For that, FT8 is a huge improvement.
73, Jim K9YC
On 2/8/2020 7:04 PM, rjairam@gmail.com wrote:
(I'm describing a world before FT8, so don't go saying that FT8 killed
the RTTY star, as that just isn't true.)
Only other places I've really worked RTTY was when working DXpeditions.
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