[RTTY] 160m in RTTY Contests

[Jeff Blaine AC0C]

Bill,

One of Chen's earlier comments closed with essentially - do it (a contest) 
and then we would have data.  I think that was early on the best point of 
this exchange.

Having a RTTY contest on 160m one time would determine, in a single weekend, 
answers to all these points of debate - the impact of MP, the ability to 
catch some DX, how much interference there is with other Q activity, and 
most of all - allow the actual participation interest to be determined 
empirically.

73/jeff/ac0c

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From: "Bill, W6WRT" <dezrat1242 at yahoo.com>
Sent: Sunday, November 01, 2009 10:30 AM
To: <rtty at contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [RTTY] 160m in RTTY Contests

> ORIGINAL MESSAGE:
>
> On Sun, 1 Nov 2009 15:37:14 -0000, "John Barber GW4SKA" <ska at bartg.org.uk>
> wrote:
>
>>
>>A separate 160 RTTY contest has a different debate. I suspect it would 
>>have
>>an almost exclusive North American entry ......
>
> REPLY:
>
> Yes, I understand 160 meters is prohibited or restricted in many 
> countries, but
> having a contest would be one more reason to pressure the licensing 
> authorities
> to grant those privileges. The single greatest reason to prohibit - 
> Loran - is
> gone everywhere, isn't it? At least I don't hear it anymore. Are there 
> other
> reasons these countries prohibit operation?
>
> 73, Bill W6WRT
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