At 02:29 PM 3/22/02 -0000, Garry Shapiro wrote:
>A few days ago, the pilots for the VP6DI Ducie Island DXpedition announced
>that there would be RTTY operation within a day. That has not occurred.
>
>A reliable source has informed me that a major reason for the nonappearance
>of Ducie RTTY is that there is not a RTTY operator on the trip, although
>there is hardware capability. Thus, they may require both prodding and
>technical assistance to get QRV on this mode. Frankly, this amazes me.
>
>I am a RTTY fan, but not the RTTY dweeb that is necessary to spearhead this.
>Perhaps this heads up will stimulate a qualified individual or two to
>contact their pilots about this issue.
This is certainly NOT the case. Vince K5VT is a premiere RTTY operator. I
have a large number of QSL's from VERY rare places where I have worked him.
He even attended a RTTY dinner of ours in Dayton a few years back!
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