[RTTY] UNDERAGE RTTY OPS

[Tom Osborne]

Joe Wittmer wrote:
>But, I think there is quite a bit of interest in RTTY
> from the younger crowds. One 'problem' (if you want to call it >that) is it is certainly harder to find people to rag chew above >14080 than below.

One thing I've noticed on PSK31, hellschreiber or Stream is that
most guys are running very basic stations.  TS-520's, FT-757's,
TS-140's--30 to 40 watts.  How many times in a contest write-up
do you see someone running a station like that.  It's 2
FT-1000MPIIIA-6's with Alphas--1500 watts, 3 towers and 10
antennas.  I remember in the "good ole' days" contesting with a
model 15 and ST-5 and an old Drake TR-3.  Most of the younger
guys probably think they couldn't be competitive with simple
stations, but they are missing out on a whole bunch of fun.  73
Tom W7WHY