[RTTY] VP6DI RTTY operation

John Hirth w2ki@amsat.org
Fri, 22 Mar 2002 13:09:12 -0500


I don't have my hopes up too high. Here's a reply I got this morning
from AF2C in response to my RTTY query:
73, John W2KI
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af2c@njdxa.org wrote:
> 
> Ah yes...RTTY
> 
> John, I can not give you any positive information.  The Squall that
> gave the team a problem caused some considerable down-time.
> 
> As Update #20 stated...If there is time and a rig can be freed, there
> will be RTTY.
> 
> The High-band DXers also want a crack at them.  Refresh your memory as
> to what goals were set for this DXpedion.
> 
> 73,
> Jay/AF2C
> 
> DUCIE Info:
> 
> QSL via VE3HO
> 
> Important URLs:
> 
> logs-
> http://www.big.or.jp/~ham/VP6DI/
> 
> pilot station updates-
> http://www.qsl.net/aa0mz/ducie.htm
> 
> DXpedition Info -
> http://www.qsl.net/wd4ngb/ducie.htm
> 
> At 10:41 AM 3/22/02 -0500, you wrote:
> 
> > Hello Jay,
> >
> > I am one of the many who really need Ducie on RTTY. Can you shed any
> > more light on when they will be up on that mode?
> >
> > It seems to many of us that with the number of ops trying to up
> > their
> > RTTY DXCC qualifications, and the recent surge in new RTTY
> > operators, it
> > would make more sense to activate a new mode rather than simply
> > another
> > band, when discussion of that choice comes up.
> >
> > Thanks for all the hard work of your entire team.
> >
> > 73, John W2KI
> > w2ki@arrl.net