[RTTY] "Straight key night" for RTTY

[Phil Sussman]

I believe that the spirit of the idea is NOT to emulate a contest. Rather, my
concept is to stimulate RTTY activity by fostering a non-competitive atmosphere.

Call it 'Green Key' or whatever, I think, in this case, the best rules are no rules!

So, if we plan to proceed, what's the best time -- New Years Day?? Feb. 20 ???

Any comments??

Thanks,

73 de Phil - N8PS

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Quoting Peter Laws <plaws at plaws.net>:

> >From Jim, W6JVE ...
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> From: Jim Haynes
> Date: Sun, Dec 7, 2008 at 16:32
> Subject: Re: [RTTY] "Straight key night" for RTTY
> To: Peter Laws <plaws at plaws.net>
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> 
> Green Key Night was my idea - tho maybe others had the idea too; it was
> a pun on straight key night.  Green Key night was on Feb 20, commemorating
> the legalization of FSK back in 1953.  And the rules I had were that
> there were no rules - use real Teletype gear if you can, use 850 Hz
> shift and vacuum tube gear if you can, but just get on the air and
> have fun and remember the pioneers.
> 
> Anyway, I kept at it for a few years, and one year Bill Henry wanted to
> include some kind of award for it, but I quit doing it for lack of
> interest.  Seems like when I would be on the air I was like Linus
> going
> house to house telling people about the Great Pumpkin - nobody had
> ever heard of it.
> 
> Jim W6JVE
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