[RTTY] Why are VP5, C6 and EI difficult to work on RTTY?

[Dean Wood]

Tim,

VP5 was quite active in the past on RTTY.

ARRL RTTY Roundup:
2003: VP5NN 243,164 points, 1961 QSOs
(ops N6EE, W6XK)
Still holds the overall M/S world record in this contest.

2001: VP5RY 134,415 points, 1305 QSOs
(op WA9ALS)


CQ WPX RTTY:
2002: VP5JM 1,525,525 points, 1,242 QSOs
2001: VP5JM 1,578,881 points, 1,237 QSOs
1998: VP5CK 1,462,272 points, 1,248 QSOs
(op N9CK)
1997: VP5CK 869,094 points, 959 QSOs
(op N9CK)


K4ISV used to have a nice ham rental on VP5.  That's where N6EE and
W6XK operated the 2003 RTTY Roundup.  K4ISV sold the house in 2005 to
a non-ham.

Tim, you might consider turning this around the other way.  With all
the new stations on RTTY in the last several years, it sounds like you
have identified a great RTTY DXpedition/contest expedition for
yourself!  VP5 RTTY band country credit would be in reasonable demand,
and you would have a blast with the pileups.  Many options are
available to you... it seems the VP5JM rental is still available, or
you can inquire about joining up with any of the other VP5 expeditions
you identified for other mode contests and operate RTTY outside the
contest, or branch out on your own to find a beach and put up some
verticals over salt water.

73...
-Dean - N6DE