[RTTY] Topband: 160m in RTTY Contests

[Joe Subich, W4TV]

> I would not call this a poll from the RTTY community. There 
> were quite a few responses on this reflector from the top 
> band reflector too.

However, the poll was announced only on RTTY and not TopBand. 
Unless one was both a 160 meter regular and subscribed to
RTTY, they would not have seen the poll announcement.  It is 
interesting that the results are 36:36 as of the current 
moment ... and I know several opposed to RTTY contests on 
160 who have not voted because the poll requires a persistent, 
third party cookie.

> And "they" call it the gentleman's band ? 

Absolutely. Being "gentleman" includes NOT polluting the band 
with an inefficient, multi-path sensitive, constant carrier 
mode that takes more bandwidth than necessary (approximately 
300 Hz for 60 WPM RTTY vs. about 70 Hz for 60 WPM CW) for the 
communications rate.  Even the AM phone operators are generally 
gentlemen and stay high in the band.  Being a "gentleman" does 
not mean accepting a mud pie in the punch bowl. 

TF4M has it right, 160 meters is a serious band and should be 
treated with respect.

73, 

   ... Joe, W4TV 
  
   

> -----Original Message-----
> From: rtty-bounces at contesting.com 
> [mailto:rtty-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Jim W7RY
> Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2009 10:54 AM
> To: Dallmeier, Walter; rtty at contesting.com; drcg at drcg.de
> Subject: Re: [RTTY] Topband: 160m in RTTY Contests
> 
> 
> I would not call this a poll from the RTTY community. There 
> were quite a few 
> responses on this reflector from the top band reflector too.
> 
> Most top band hard core folks don't want RTTY on "their" 
> band. And "they" 
> call it the gentleman's band ?
> 
> 73
> 
> Jim W7RY
>