Hello Roger,
My brother (KD8FS) and I were trying to get traction for the HSS contest. It
ran in 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, and 2001. But a commercial sponsor could not
be found and we more-or-less threw in the towel at that point. The RTTY
contesters continued using the 45.45 baud rate, even when new contests were
introduced.
There was a lot of theory and discussion on the WF1B-RTTY reflector
regarding a speed choice for the HSS. But it was just that... theory. Our
idea was to put it on the air, limit it to 4 hours, and "see what happens".
As you stated in your message, we also decided 75 baud (100 wpm) would be a
good starting point for the event.
Long ago I participated in the transition from 850 cps shift to 170 Hz
shift. I believe the change from 45 to 75 baud could come to pass as well.
But moving the RTTY community to a new speed standard will probably be as
difficult as Microsoft moving from DOS to Windows.
There is a distinct difference in the sound of a RTTY signal, whether
850/170 shift or 45/75 speed. Most people can detect the difference between
170 and 200 Hz shifted signals on the band. (Wasn't it the PK-232 that used
200 Hz shift instead of 170?)
I do not remember the particulars of the 75 baud BARTG contests. But I would
certainly support any organization that would sponsor a "High Speed" RTTY
contest.
73 de Bob - KØRC in MN
----- Original Message -----
From: "Roger Cooke" <roger@g3ldi.co.uk>
To: <rtty@contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 27, 2010 5:05 PM
Subject: [RTTY] High speed RTTY
> Hi.
>
> I am trying to push for a "higher" speed RTTY international standard and
> having read this I see that others are thinking along similar lines.
> Personally
> I think that 100Bauds is too fast. The BER rate increases with speed and
> using the present filters that most transceivers seem to have, namely
> 250Hz
> or 200Hz, I think that 75 Bauds would be a better target. I have tried
> 75 Bauds
> on 80 and 20 metres with good copy and trying to keep up with the typing
> at
> that speed is quite stimulating!
> BARTG used to have a 75 Baud contest, but don't at present. I would
> support
> an international standard of 75 Bauds. It would almost double the
> present old
> 45 Baud that we are stuck on, and I don't know of anybody using
> Teleprinters
> these days, so it would not be a problem. Simply altering the speed in
> MMTTY
> and most other programs is all that is needed.
> I remember having to change governors on my old Creed 7B every time I
> changed from the DX bands ( 45 Bauds ) to 80 metres ( 50 Bauds ). Those
> days are confined to history and so should 45 Bauds!
> How about it?
>
> 73 de Roger, G3LDI Chairman BARTG
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