[RTTY] 160m in RTTY Contests

[Thomas F. Giella NZ4O]

Ed I'm all for RTTY contests on 160 meters. CW and SSB contests occur on 160 
meters so why not digital?!

I've been a regular operator on 160 meters for 20 years and have watched the 
band go from crowded to virtually and empty wasteland, mainly due to many 
hams becoming SK's. I believe in the concept of use the bands or lose the 
bands.

I'm retired and have time to be a full time ham and can tell you that all 
the HF bands they are very underutilized during the work week and not very 
busy on the weekends when no contests are scheduled. Weekend contests 
populate otherwise empty bands, a good argument for contesting.

Just my .04 cents (due to inflation).

73 & GUD DX,
Thomas F. Giella, NZ4O
Lakeland, FL, USA
nz4o at arrl.net


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