On Jun 30, 2012, at 7:02 PM, rtty-request@contesting.com wrote:
> Date: Sat, 30 Jun 2012 19:15:02 -0400
> From: "Joe Subich, W4TV" <lists@subich.com>
> Subject: Re: [RTTY] FD RTTY Question and Dups
> To: rtty@contesting.com
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>> The ARRL DXCC Desk now says if it is not CW or Phone, it is Digital.
>
> First, that only applies to DXCC - WAS recognizes all of the digital
> modes separately *in addition* to a multi-mode "Digital" award. In
> addition, "Phone" includes AM, FM, SSB and SSTV as well as any other
> *analog* mode other than CW.
>
>> We first saw the elimination of the RTTY DXCC by the ARRL DXCC Desk
>> and now that administrative policy decision seems to be leaking over
>> to contesting.
>
> RTTY has included other digital modes like ASCII, AMTOR, and PACKET
> for more than 30 years. Changing the name of the RTTY DXCC to reflect
> inclusion of other digital modes is *no different* than calling the
> AM DXCC "PHONE DXCC" instead of naming it after the first phone mode.
>
> The name of the DIGITAL DXCC has no bearing on contesting. Acceptable
> digital modes and whether the modes are counted separately vary with
> the contest. RTTY Roundup permits Baudot, ASCII, AMTOR, PSK31 and
> PACKET - and a station can be worked only once per band regardless of
> mode. Those rules have been consistent for several years,
>
>
> 73,
>
> ... Joe, W4TV
Joe W4TV,
Based on your clarification DXCC Desk decision sounds logical. FD was the first
time I have seen the same station on the same band but in different digital
modes.
Thanks again for the clarifications.
Dick AA5VU
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