[RTTY] RTTY Digest, Vol 51, Issue 16

[Dennis Schaefer]

Yeah - I'll admit CW contesting is pretty intense.   I am proud of my 
CW ability and have copied 50+ WPM in CW competitions at 
hamfests.    Also 302 CPM in RUFZ, which is not world class, but is 
over 60 WPM.   Running a pileup on CW is exciting - but ....

RTTY contesting is the most fun I've ever had!   The strategy and 
equipment considerations are equally important, maybe moreso.   I 
intend to do a lot more of it.   I  continue to enjoy CW contests but 
no one should run down RTTY contesting in front of me!    I see 
several good CW ops on this list - like K6LL, etc.   Sure, it's a 
shame we're all squeezed into the small space on 80, but we didn't 
ask for that!

73,
Dennis  W5RZ



>I have a friend who is an avvid cw contester, and he operates in the low
>power class. He's upset over the recent band changes on 80 meters that
>squeezes us altogether, I think like a lot of us our. His opinion of Rtty
>contesters is that we don't listen, and he doesn't see any skill in it and
>that we are just like people in an internet chat room. He said there are way
>too many Rtty contests now because anybody with a pc and a sound card can
>get on.