[CQ-Contest] RTTY replace CW contesting??

[Bill Turner]

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On Wed, 26 Mar 2008 21:45:37 -0400, "ku8e" <ku8e at bellsouth.net> wrote:

>WELL, I AGREE. SLOWLY BUT SURELY RTTY IS REPLACING SSB AND THEN CW
>CONTESTING
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>73's Andrei EW1AR-NP3D (25 years of SSB/CW and 5 years of RTTY now)
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>
>Please give me a break !!!  If RTTY contesting was so important to the overall scheme of things in the radiosporting world 
>then it would be part of the WRTC qualifying. As long as there is DX around CQWW DX CW/SSB will rule !!!

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Andrei may have gone over the top a bit, but don't downplay RTTY
contesting. It's lots of fun and for those who like hi-tech stuff, both
hardware and software, way more interesting than the traditional modes.
Give it a try, you might like it. Transmitting and receiving is all done
with software these days and all you need hardware wise is a couple of
cables which you can buy or build.

If you are at all interested, please join the RTTY reflector at
www.contesing.com. Lots of good guys and help for newcomers.

73, Bill W6WRT