[RTTY] RTTY 23 - Someone please kill it!

[Andrew J. O'Brien]

Thanks for the comments Don.  We ran this contest primarily to test out 23
Hz RTTY. Bob (the 9K2/KM5FY you worked) who authored Zakanaka, and other
digital software authors added narrow shift RTTY to their software in the
belief that it might be of some use.  The contest was established to do a
bit of research that could form the basis of some refinements to the "mode".

73 de Andy KB2EOQ
CCCC Contest.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Don Hill AA5AU" <aa5au@bellsouth.net>
To: "Digital DX (new)" <digital-dx@mla.nifty.ne.jp>; <rtty@contesting.com>
Sent: Saturday, September 01, 2001 1:19
Subject: [RTTY] RTTY 23 - Someone please kill it!


> OK, I have had my introduction to RTTY 23.  Someone please explain
> it's advantages.  It's just like PSK31 but without error correction.
Sure,
> I've worked some nice stations like N7UVH, UX0FF, ZL2BR, 9K2/KM5FY,
> RK6BZ, W1ZT, K4GMH, SW1XV, UW5U, HB9AWS, W9HLY, MM0BQI,
> SP1MHV and UA6JR/3... but it was a real struggle.
>
> I'm not really sure what the objective is of this exercise.  Yes, contacts
can
> be made using RTTY 23 but it takes lots of power and very narrow filters
to
> do it.  It's an AFSK mode - enough said.
>
> I'm sorry guys & gals but RTTY 23 appears useless.  Someone please
> kill it and put it out our misery.
>
> Thanks,
> Don AA5AU
> http://www.geocities.com/aa5au/
>