[RTTY] 160 meter RTTY contest

[dezrat@copper.net]

Are you sure you're thinking of 1805? I listen there a lot and I'ven
ever heard CW DX being worked there. The ARRL band plan says
1800-1810 is for digital modes.

Bill, W6wrt


>---- Original Message ----
>From: k4sb at bellsouth.net
>To: rtty at contesting.com
>Subject: Re: [RTTY] 160 meter RTTY contest
>Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2006 17:22:39 +0000
>
>>
>>Bill Turner wrote:
>>The magic word: split.
>>How about CQ TEST 1838 DE <YOURCALL> for the US guys
>>
>>Sounds perfect!
>>
>>and CQ TEST 1805 DE <THE EUROPEANS> ?
>> 
>>I still cannot realize why we would use 1805 for RTTY. That is a
>prime
>>CW frequency for DXing.
>>
>>Maybe someone will explain why we can't go higher in the band to the
>>usual RTTY frequencies? RTTY operation in the low part is going to
>>cause us nothing but trouble.
>>
>>73
>>Ed
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