[CQ-Contest] World Wide Digi DX Contest Results.

[DXer]

 >>BTW I thought RTTY was a digital mode.

As is CW. I think I get your point, and if so, I agree. Another case of 
nomenclature becoming the issue. Easy to fix though.

 >>If Ft4 is faster than RTTY why did all of the RU winners make so few 
FTx(so called digital) QSOs?

Most contests' so called QSOs are actually contacts. A QSO happens when 
you talk about the weather, station improvements, bad propagation, or 
just silliness as the main reason for the link up. Saying hi or wishing 
your buddy good luck in the contest does not make it a QSO, regardless 
of mode, but I digress.

Back to the RTTY/FT4 speed/efficiency point, this is one more reason to 
try and understand what is happening. Was it because FT4 is less 
efficient than RTTY, or because RTTY users being proficient with the 
mode stayed with it? Did experienced contesters use RTTY, while the 
'unsophisticated' used FT4? If the latter, can they make the jump to 
perceived 'legitimate' contesting modes after experiencing a new aspect 
of the hobby?

If FT4 was less efficient in the contest, was it because FT4 is still 
not the best FT-x contesting protocol, or something else? I have an 
opinion on this, check past posts in the unlikely event that you are 
interested.

This is all new stuff. Good, bad, time will tell.

73 de Vince, VA3VF