[RTTY] Field Day RTTY

k3mm at verizon.net k3mm at verizon.net
Sun Apr 11 21:49:11 PDT 2010


It's impossible to justify a digital station at a competitive low TX count station.  The rates just wont be good enough.
 
Once you hit double digits, it makes more sense.
 
RTTY/digital doesnt have to take away from any band if you have good antenna separation and isolation.  We run 20M on 3 modes simultaneously at W3AO.
 
73, Ty K3MM


Apr 8, 2010 10:53:46 AM, k0bx at arrl.net wrote:

I have been very active on rtty since 1975.  While I do not want to sound negative, there are two problems with a full-time rtty station.
1.  You take away from the 20 meter station.  After all, most rtty is on 20 meters and that is a bread and butter band for ssb/cw.

2.  There just isn't enough rtty stations to make it worth while.  I did manage to work 225 stations one year.

I suggest not to leave you 2A category but rather use rtty as a demonstration mode.  Announce it to your group the time your are going to operate rtty and show it to those who are interested. 

I usually check/call CQ at the top of the hour on 14085.00.  My radio club thinks FD is a contest and is always concern about losing point while the rtty station is operating.

Joe K0BX

Stop the insanity!

Please do not add me to any distribution lists (Joke, Stories or Junk) without my permission.

--- On Thu, 4/8/10, Philip Leonard WVØT wrote:

From: Philip Leonard WVØT 
Subject: Re: [RTTY] Field Day RTTY
To: "rtty at contesting.com >> RTTY" 

Date: Thursday, April 8, 2010, 6:04 AM

Our group will be running RTTY during Field Day this year.

Philip


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