[RTTY] 100 baud RTTY

[Bill, W6WRT]

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On Wed, 27 Jan 2010 15:32:31 -0600, "Robert Chudek - K0RC"
<k0rc at citlink.net> wrote:

>
>What I have issue with is Bill's statement that "the consensus was" 
>regarding operating higher speeds than 45 baud. I agree theoretically the 
>error rate should be higher, especially when you don't have the extra 4 dB 
>of signal margin over the noise.

REPLY:

What I meant by "consensus" was that 100% of the folks who commented
on the error rate issue found HS to be more error prone. I do not
recall anyone who  said it was just as good or better than 45.45 baud.
That sounds like "consensus" to me.  :-)

And of course, your soapbox comments were not the only comments made.
I, for one, almost never turn in soapbox comments with my scores but I
often do post comments on the RTTY reflector. My two calls which I
held in the 1990's (W7LZP, W7TI) do not appear in your soapbox, but I
did indeed make comments elsewhere.  I am sure there are others who
did the same. In plain English, your list of comments is incomplete.

And finally, noise floor is not the only issue with HS. Phase shift
caused my multipath and flutter may be even more significant is some
cases. An amount of phase shift which is harmless to 45.45 baud may
completely clobber 100 baud. It all depends. 

I have been using the internet and RTTY for at least 15 years. Your
post was the first that ever called me a flat-out liar. 

I await your apology.

73, Bill W6WRT