[CQ-Contest] RTTY replace CW contesting??

[David Robbins K1TTT]

Speaking of which, how about getting cqww rtty included in the cw/ssb club
competition????  And maybe include rtty roundup in the arrl dx club
competitions?  And do the same for other club competitions, wpx?  How about
an ss rtty???

David Robbins K1TTT
e-mail: mailto:k1ttt at arrl.net
web: http://www.k1ttt.net
AR-Cluster node: 145.69MHz or telnet://dxc.k1ttt.net
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:cq-contest-
> bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Bill Turner
> Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2008 15:41
> To: ku8e
> Cc: cq-contest at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] RTTY replace CW contesting??
> 
> ORIGINAL MESSAGE:
> 
> 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
> >
> >73's Andrei EW1AR-NP3D (25 years of SSB/CW and 5 years of RTTY now)
> >
> >
> >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 !!!
> 
> ------------ REPLY FOLLOWS ------------
> 
> 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
> 
> 
> 
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