[CQ-Contest] RTTY replace CW contesting??

[Alfred Frugoli]

Dale,

SO2R operating goes a long way to fix the concerns you have.  And RTTY is a
fairly forgiving mode (similar to CW) when it comes to weak signals, so you
could get away with a barefoot 2nd rig and a vertical and still have some
good fun.

I find it very exhilirating to be CQing on two bands (only one transmitted
signal at a time of course) and running stations on both.

73 de Al, KE1FO

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On Thu, Mar 27, 2008 at 10:06 AM, Dale L Martin <kg5u at hal-pc.org> wrote:

> 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
> >
>
> If that happens, better replace me, then.  I haven't done a lot of
> RTTY contest (probably still less than 2k QSO's in RTTY contests).
>
> I spent a couple of hours last weekend in BARTG.
>
> Punching a couple of buttons was not really my idea of contesting.
>  Sure, I had to tune for a new station.  But, once I found him and
> clicked my Call button and he recognized me and sent his exchange, I
> clicked my exchange button to him, it was done.
>
> CQ runs were even less energetic:  Call CQ.  Click on a highlighted
> callsign.  Send Exchange.  Software recognizes serial number and time
> received and logs it.  Send TU button.  Yawn.
>
> I felt more like an observer than a participant.
>
> Give me CW any day.
>
> 73,
> dale, kg5u
>
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