[RTTY] ANSWER ON MY E-MAIL

[w2up@mindspring.com]

Maybe RTTY is a frill. So is contributing to the DXpedition. I have always 
made it a point of sending $5-10 with my QSLs. This will be the first 
exception. I am debating whether I should include an explanation as to why 
not. Gut feeling tells me no. Comments?
73,
Barry W2UP/0 (2000 miles from the rig, as of today, so even if they do show 
I'm out of luck, unless someone has a remote station to lend me, hi)

On 24 Mar 2002 at 10:27, Kok Chen wrote:

> Tom, WX4TM, wrote
> > Since RTTY is clearly a "FRILL" which the Ducie team or,
> > at minimum, its leader(s), considers unimportant
> 
> Although it does appear that way, please bear in mind that
> the "frills" comment came from one pilot station and not
> the people on the island.
> 
> DXpedition leaders make all the difference in the world.
> I have noticed that XR0X, like the others that were supported
> through KK6EK's Cordell Foundation (I can only remember back
> to 3Y0PI), has been a most "fun" expedition to work.
> 
> Yesterday evening, I was wondering if anything would have
> been different if N6TQS were on the VP6DI team rather
> than the XR0X team...  maybe, maybe not.
> 
> Doug certainly would have made sure there is enough backup
> RTTY equipment and an op (himself) who is competent in making
> it work.  However, if he is not assigned a station to operate
> from, he would still have not have made all the QSOs he'd made.
> 
> Perhaps we can convince KK6EK that there are some flora,
> fauna and geological structures worth exploring on Ducie,
> HI HI.
> 
> 73
> Chen, AA6TY
> 
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