[RTTY] RTTY Scores-3830 A good reason

[dl6jz at t-online.de]

Hi Ron,

you are 100 per cent right. I will do so!

73 + 55
Wolf, DL6JZ


KH6DV at cs.com wrote:
> I agree with Bernies suggestion about posting our rtty
> contest logs on 3830  
> but I have an additional reason to do so.  most of you
> will remember the 
> discussion a while back between cw contesters and rtty
> operators about using the 
> lower 7Mhz frequencies during periods when there were
> both cw and rtty contests 
> active. One of the arguments used by cw contesters was
> that there is little 
> rtty contest participation.  The suggestion was made on
> this reflector that 
> everyone post scores to the 3830 reflector in an effort
> to show them they were 
> wrong.  This was done and actually had a dual effect. A
> number of non rtty 
> contesters saw the postings and became curious about rtty
> contesting, and eventually 
> participated. We have all seen the rise in participation
> over the last year 
> or so, some of this was due to better exposure on the
> 3830 reflector. To a 
> contester there are seldom too many contests, if a cw/ssb
> contester adds rtty to 
> his/her efforts, that's just that much more fun for all f
> us.  How many times 
> have we all asked how we can increase participation in
> our favorite contest 
> mode.  Posting scores to the 3830 reflector doesn't have
> to change the nature of 
> the rtty reflectors identity, post to both, it will have
> a positive effect on 
> rtty contesting participation. When you do post to the
> 3830 reflector add a 
> comment, a little salesmanship here wont hurt.  The
> number of people who read 
> the comment section is amazing. 
> 
> Invite the world in, rtty contesting is too much fun to
> be missed by so many.
> 
> Ron KH6DV (KH6VV)
> 
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