[RTTY] [CQ-Contest] SO1R vs. SO2R

[Joe Subich, W4TV]

Bill, I don't have to "prove" anything to you ... however, my 
contest experience goes back 30 years to my days in Central Ohio. 
I have been doing RTTY contests, probably two or three part-time
operations a year, under three different calls since I moved to 
Florida (about 8 years ago).  By the way, I don't find but a single 
QSO with any of your calls in nearly 30 years - so you have ZERO 
credibility on the SO2R and "real contesting"   

In any case, there is no doubt that RTTY relies much more heavily 
on equipment than on operator skill.  All decoding (receiving) is 
done by software/hardware - there isn't a single RTTY operator 
alive that can decode every contest RTTY exchange in his head - 
unlike both SSB and CW where every exchange requires the human 
to copy and log the data. 

 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bill Turner [mailto:dezrat at copper.net] 
> Sent: Sunday, July 30, 2006 11:00 PM
> To: Joe Subich, W4TV; rtty at contesting.com
> Cc: 'VE5ZX'; cq-contest at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] SO1R vs. SO2R
> 
> 
> ORIGINAL MESSAGE:
> 
> On Sun, 30 Jul 2006 13:36:31 -0400, W4TV wrote:
> 
> 
> >Ever notice that those screaming loudest to exile SO2R operators 
> >from the single operator class are RTTY ops - those for whom the 
> >computer does the most and where, presumably operator skill is 
> >smallest contribution to station performance? 
> 
> ------------ REPLY SEPARATOR ------------
> 
> After reading the above cheap shot, a light bulb suddenly lit up. Does
> this guy know anything about RTTY contesting?
> 
> I went to my log of over 50,000 RTTY contest QSOs and looked up how
> many I have with W4TV.
> 
> Take a guess... ZERO! NONE! NADA! 
> 
> Thinking there must be some mistake, I found he had a previous call
> and looked that up (K4IK). Take another guess... ONE RTTY QSO!!! ONE!!
> On ten meters, three years ago!
> 
> Joe is not even a RTTY contester!!! Arrrrgggghhhh!!! What a waste of
> time debating this guy!
> 
> All credibility is gone Joe, to say the least. Come back when you know
> what you are talking about, maybe after a couple dozen RTTY contests.
> 
> They're really a lot of fun. You ought to try some!
> 
> Bill, W6WRT
> who still can't believe there are cojones that large
> 
>