[RTTY] High Speed RTTY again

[Roger Cooke]

Hi.

 Judging by the amount of emails flying about there does seem to be some
interest in 75 Baud RTTY at last!   I have had several QSOs at that speed
both on 80 metres and 20 metres with total success. In fact I have tried up
to 110 Baud. Using 170Hz shift within a 250Hz filter width errors start
creeping in at 110 Bauds and even at 100 Bauds, but 75 seems a good
standard to aim for. It would increase Q rate in both contests and 
DX-pedition
pile-ups, but it certainly is stressful on the typing! 
  I usually answer points as the other station is transmitting anyway 
and then
sending at full speed it sure does rattle along.  I will be calling CQ 
on 20 metres
on Friday at around 1400z at 75 Bauds if anybody wants a QSO.

  John, GW4SKA certainly is giving it some thought now for a BARTG contest
at that speed, possibly a short one, but as he says, although membership of
BARTG is free and we would like as many as we can get, staging the contests
does cost, with the certificates and plaques and things. Small donations 
add up
so please consider making just a token donation when joining. It will 
all help
sponsor the contests, plus BARTG also sponsors DX-peditions too. If you
would like to sponsor a plaque too, that would be really nice!  Perhaps all
RTTY contests will move over to 75 Bauds. :-)

  The next main BARTG contest is the Spring, in March. Don't forget the
GB50ATG event that is on-going too. There are some nice certificates and
plaques available for that. GB50ATG finishes at the end of July. Take a look
on the BARTG web site, and see if it floats your boat, cocas your cola, 
bakes
your cake, or diddles your Baud!!!

www.bartg.org.uk

  Send some feedback. Hey, if you DO join, why not send us some pictures
of your station/antennas etc., for the Gallery.   You can even see the 
mug-shots
of the committee on there if you can stand it!

See you on the green keys on 75 Bauds Fri PM.

73 de Roger, G3LDI, Chairman, BARTG