[NCC] RTTY Operating

[DJ]

Jim:

I think it's the same 'world hunger' problem.
Quite possibly the work everyone concept originally grew out of the 
desire to encourage activity and has never been changed now that the 
mode has become popular. The advent of using computers and sound cards 
opened up the mode to many more hams. This is sort of like how the 
inclusion of some vhf bands on the newer rigs has added more activity in 
that spectrum.
Everyone has their own pet modes, be it contesting,  dx,ing or rag 
chewing. With the multitude of contests today, no matter what the mode 
is we always end up with the same complaints.  We see it on RTTY, CW, 
SSB etc. I doubt it will ever end.

As for the 'Sprint' moniker , the alleged reference to the term 'sprint' 
for this contest comes from the fact that it is a fast operating contest 
with only a minimal exchange (serial # only). Most of the other contests 
require additional information be exchanged and last for more that 24 
hours. It's a British sponsored contest so it may be  a matter of 
language  and our perception of the terminology.


Denny  WB8K

On 1/5/2010 12:39 PM, Jimk8mr at aol.com wrote:
> Perhaps someone can explain why every national RTTY contest has the same
> everyone in the world work everyone else in the world format?
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> It is as if every state qso party had everyone in the world work anyone
> else in the world, i.e. JA's working VK's in the Ohio QSO Party.
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> It would not be a big issue, except that 40 meter CW gets trashed  nearly
> every weekend by RTTY contesting in such contests.
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> For a bonus question, explain how a 24 hour contest gets called a "Sprint"?
>   (As in the BARTG RTTY Sprint).
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> 73  -  Jim    K8MR
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> In a message dated 1/5/2010 12:18:47 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> wb8k at att.net writes:
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> As  promised, more RTTY  information.
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