[RTTY] Looks like I won't get RTTY DXCC afterall

[G. E. Janssens]

I tried that one day, last year. Half of the @arrl.net messages bounced. Not 
even the President was "around". Now that's bull.

73,

Erik - K5WW

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "jim" <wb5aaa at windstream.net>
To: "'rtty contesting rttycontesting'" <rtty at contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2011 12:54 AM
Subject: Re: [RTTY] Looks like I won't get RTTY DXCC afterall


>
> Maybe if everyone that post something about  this RTTY DXCC  BULL
>
> Just  CC everyone @ ARRL  ??
>
> from the shack of
> WB5AAA
> 73 de JIM
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rtty-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:rtty-bounces at contesting.com] On
> Behalf Of Stein Roar Brobakken
> Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2011 12:05 AM
> To: 'rtty contesting rttycontesting'
> Subject: Re: [RTTY] Looks like I won't get RTTY DXCC afterall
>
> Hi
> RTTY is not the KING anymore...
>
> What about writing a common email to ARRL from RTTYers world around?
> I know lot of people which like RTTY and been hunting DXCC for RTTY to get
> their DXCC RTTY Award.
> RTTY people are frustrated ....and people have lost lot of work to obtain 
> an
> award they didn't get...
>
> My ARRL membership is not worth much now for me, it have been to support
> LOTW program and to get QST....
> Now we can't collecti DXCC through RTTY contests and RTTY DXing....
> Why they didn't delete also CW DXCC..since it can be decoded as digital 
> mode
> via sound card of PC...
>
> I am 32 yrs old, and  17 yrs as ham since my childhood, RTTY and CW been 
> my
> favorite...
>
> So for now they can change CQ WW RTTY to CQ WW Digital and CQ WPX RTTY to 
> CQ
> WPX Digital... It doesn't matter .. PSK31 and JT65 in World wide contests
> will be nice...or not?
> Better to support non ARRL RTTY contest after this...
>
> This was a big leap back to the stone-age
>
> 73 LA6FJA K3RAG
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rtty-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:rtty-bounces at contesting.com] On
> Behalf Of Fabi va2up
> Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2011 4:35 PM
> To: rtty contesting rttycontesting
> Subject: Re: [RTTY] Looks like I won't get RTTY DXCC afterall
>
>
> Well I think this was not the best decision on the ligue's part. It's too
> bad but in my mind it will always remain 'RTTY' and NOT 'digital' and come
> to think of it...that's all it counts! See you all on RTTY vy soon my
> friends!
>
> 73
>
> Fabi  va2up
> http://sites.google.com/site/va2upcontesting/
>
>
>
>> Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2011 03:50:16 +0000
>> From: w4ox at bellsouth.net
>> CC: rtty at contesting.com
>> Subject: Re: [RTTY] Looks like I won't get RTTY DXCC afterall
>>
>> Sadly, the listing category in LoTW has now been changed from "RTTY"
>> to "Digital," as well.
>>
>> While change may be inevitable, I don't have to necessary like it.
>>
>> Oh well...as my great grandmother used to say, "new and improved,
>> steadily worse."
>>
>> Strictly my $0.01 factoring in inflation.
>>
>> 73, Doug W4OX
>>
>> On 8/10/2011 1:07 PM, David VE3VID wrote:
>> > Is the ARRL aware of the upset this is causing?Was there any member
> consultation prior to the change?A quick look over the official rules 
> looks
> like PSK and Packet were previously allowed for RTTY certificates.Clearly
> only a concern for the dedicated RTTY op, so how much of a voice do we
> really have?
>> >
>> > David
>> >
>> > http://www.ve3vid.webs.com/
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >> Date: Tue, 9 Aug 2011 22:41:50 -0600
>> >> From: w0mu at w0mu.com
>> >> To: rtty at contesting.com
>> >> Subject: Re: [RTTY] Looks like I won't get RTTY DXCC afterall
>> >>
>> >> I submitted my application in April and my certificates were mailed
>> >> on July 22 and August 1. It says Digital....
>> >>
>> >> Maybe I have the 1st digital one HI!
>> >>
>> >> On 8/9/2011 11:24 AM, Peter Laws wrote:
>> >>
>> >>> I submitted on 7/21 but the application has yet to be processed.
>> >>> My wife is talented with a paint brush. Perhaps it can be fixed.
>> >>>
>> >>> http://www.arrl.org/news/rtty-dxcc-award-now-known-as-digital-dxcc
>> >>> -award
>> >>>
>> >>>
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