[CQ-Contest] RTTY Rates

[Don Hill AA5AU]

RTTY rates will never be higher than CW or SSB overall.  The point is
moot.  However, depending on the individual, RTTY rates can be higher
than in the other modes consistently.

For instance, my RTTY rates are always higher than my CW rates because
I've mastered SO2R on RTTY and not yet on CW even though I've
been CW contesting over 30 years.

The highest rate I've ever achieved as a single op on RTTY was 93 per hour.
I did this twice.  During the first hour of the 2001 RTTY Roundup and the
2nd hour of the 2001 CQWW RTTY contest.  Both were Low Power.  I've
never achieved this rate on CW, ever, high or low power even though I've
tried.  The problem with RTTY rates is that there are not as many RTTY
contesters as there are CW and SSB contesters.  However, the number of
RTTY contesters is rising after every contest.

73, Don AA5AU

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Tippett" <btippett at alum.mit.edu>
To: <cq-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, August 06, 2002 9:21 PM
Subject: [CQ-Contest] RTTY Rates


> AA4LR wrote:
> >I've never seen it in actual use, but there is an application called 
> >RITTY, that apparently makes RTTY contesting very fast an effective. 
> >There's also a RTTY contest application that works in concert with it.
> >
> >I believe the future may have already arrived when you weren't 
> >watching....
> 
>         Prove it.  I'll wait to see meaningful results or data before 
> I take your word for it.  I've never seen any rates for RTTY that are
> anywhere close to either CW or SSB rates.  It would be interesting to
> know what K3MM or N4GN (previous record holder) had for peak rates
> but I would doubt they could be much above 120/hour even under optimum
> conditions and with plenty of stations calling.  Time for some facts
> rather than more unsubstantiated opinions.  
> 
>                                                 73,  Bill  W4ZV
> 
> World Records  QSO      Mode    Year
> P40MM(K3MM)   2972      RTTY    2001 (claimed)
> EA8BH(N5TJ)  10253      SSB     1999
> EA8BH(N5TJ)   7616      CW      2000
> 
>                                                 
> 
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