[CQ-Contest] Is RTTY Only a Contest Mode?

[PY2NY]

Hi there

But even in RTTY contests, you need to be smart
and trained. I did 370 Q's last WPX RTTY Contest
SOSB 20m, low power, part-time effort, and I
can tell that the feeling while operating is almost
like doing CW.

I did packet in the past, and was my "maximum"
in the digital world. Now, my new "maximum"
is RTTY and I love it.

But at the end, I am suspicious to talk, because
even about other modes (SSB CW), I am doing
only contests in the last 15-20 years...

Well, see you next one - ARRL Int'l ??

PY2NY
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PY2NY / SP9NY / V26NY  - Vitor Luis Aidar dos Santos
http://military-jeep-brasil.blogspot.com.br/



Em seg., 10 de fev. de 2020 às 10:55, ko7ss--- via CQ-Contest <
cq-contest at contesting.com> escreveu:

> It seems to be a contest only mode and a great one it is!
>
> No CW skills required, it's been 13 years since hams in the US had to
> learn code, and the pool of 25+ wpm CW contesters
> will continue to decrease through attrition. CW contests are not growing
> in # of full time competitors. Go ahead tell me you
> put in the full 24 hours in last years CWSS and had fun on Sunday.
>
> RTTY contests are everyone works everyone for points, exchanges at 45 WPM
> can be short and fast, skimmer use is allowed
> and encouraged. N1MM+ has made the initial startup easy. The bands for
> contesting are huge-7040-7125 and 14080-14150
> and are packed band edge to band edge.Skimmers and bandmaps make fast S&P
> easy. It's all about making Q's and my
> bandmaps have lots of call to work when operating my time runs out!
>
> The alternative to CW / RTTY contests is phone contests......
>
> 73, Bill KO7SS in Arizona
>
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