[RTTY] 160 meter

[Bill Tippett]

        I am forwarding the following message from W8JI.  K4SB
had his facts wrong as Tom explains below.  

                                        73,  Bill  W4ZV

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From: "Tom Rauch" <w8ji@contesting.com>

I don't subscribe to the RTTY reflector, but I hope someone will 
correct the misinformation Ed K4SB put out. 

W7TI wrote:
> To me, 1805 is the better choice.  In all the listening I've done
> there other than during a contest, I've never heard anyone other
> than us RTTY guys.
> Comments welcome.
> 73, Bill W7TI

**Ed K4SB replied**
>I would suggest you try your sunrise when the 160 meter season opens.
>You'll find a multitude of JA, VK, and others from the Pacific
>designating 1802-1810 as their listening frequency.
>
>In fact, W8JI has a regular season schedule with a VK6 EVERY morning
>on 1810. And believe me, his signal will squash you like a bug. (
>including all other 160 stations on the East coast ) 
>
>And with all due disrespect for the stupidity of the ARRL, their band
>plans means nothing on the low bands.
>
>80 up from the low end, except for contests, will bother no one. I
>cannot understand why we should pick a fight for no reason.
>
>We will lose, and, I fully expect 160 will be completely useless for
>RTTY, if it isn't already due to natural causes. The "gentlemen of 
>top band" are NOT.
>
>73
>Ed


The real facts are..........

1.) In the past, I virtually NEVER operated CW below about 1815 
except in the early 1960's through perhaps 1980 or so.

2.) I absolutely have no "daily sked" with a VK6 let alone one below 
1810kHz. 

3.) I have NEVER have operated CW below 1810 after the new bandplan, 
but I have worked RTTY and PSK/MFSK below 1810kHz. 

4.) I normally operate 1824.5kHz in the morning.

5.) Very few others operate down low in the band either, especially 
DX'ers. For the most part, 1805 is empty except during some contests.

Ed, in the future please do not include me or my call in any of your 
off-the-cuff remarks. I fully expect you to correct your mistake, and 
apologize to me and the unnamed others on 160 you have wrongly 
libeled.

73, Tom W8JI
W8JI@contesting.com