[Mldxcc] RTTY Contesting Survey Results Published

[John Miller]

In preparing for Contest Academy this month, I ran across some  
interesting data from the excellent RTTY website: rttycontesting.com

In 2007 and again this year (2010), surveys were conducted to gather  
information on a number of issues regarding RTTY operation.  857  
participated in 2007 and 825 in 2010 -- a good turnout both years.

Here are the results for the question:  "What RTTY Contest Program Do  
You Mainly Use"

Comparing 2007 (%) vs 2010 (%):
WriteLog:  36.3  vs  24.0
N1MM:	    27.2  vs  38.5
MixW:	    9.0  vs  9.9
MMTTY:    10.0  vs  6.9
RCKrtty:     6.5  vs   0.0
Win-Test:   0.0  vs  9.0
Other:         11.0  vs  11.6

I found it noteworthy that WriteLog was the leader in 2007 at 36.3% of  
all users, but the Survey this year shows N1MM taking over at 38.5%.   
This represents a 42% increase in N1MM user preference over the last 3  
years.  New on the scene:  Win-Test at 9.0% of users.

Here are the links to the survey results -- worth reviewing:

2007:  http://www.rttycontesting.com/2007survey/2007febsurveyresults.html

2010:  http://www.rttycontesting.com/2010survey/2010febsurveyresults.html

Nice job by Don (AA5AU) and Ed (W0YK).

73,
John K6MM