[RTTY] bartg sprint 75 sv1dpi

[Don AA5AU]

There are two things I don't like about 75 baud RTTY contests.  The transmissions are so short that by the time you get a signal tuned while S&P, the message has ended and you have to wait for another transmission.  And as Kostas noted, it is extremely hard to print weak stations.  Signals that would be difficult to print at 45 baud, are impossible to print at 75.  This was particularly true Sunday when I was on 15 meters.  I could tell there were many of what I believed were European stations calling, but I couldn't print anything.
 
75 baud is good for Sprints and domestic contests, but 45 baud is better for DX contests.
 
73, Don AA5AU

From: Robert Chudek - K0RC <k0rc at citlink.net>
>To: rtty at contesting.com
>Sent: Monday, September 19, 2011 12:01 AM
>Subject: Re: [RTTY] bartg sprint 75 sv1dpi
>
>I have programmed two new keys into my contest logger... 45 Baud and 75 
>Baud... I will be able to change speeds at the click of a macro button.
>
>The CQWW RTTY rules, Section III, Item 12 states "Only Baudot mode is 
>permitted" but it does not set a specific speed limit.
>
>It is easy enough to hear the difference between 45 and 75 Baud to be 
>able to click one or the other buttons!
>
>73 de Bob - KØRC in MN
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>
>On 9/18/2011 11:51 PM, Kostas Stamatis wrote:
>> I was watching football (soccer) also like Don... It was very funny and i
>> think that now it would be difficult next week with too slow 45 baud!!! It
>> was easy to go over 130 qsos per hour (even with serial numbers). Real
>> srint.. I noticed that in 75 baud is more difficult to print low signals. At
>> least there were 2-3 times i couldn't print guys who i was hearing them.
>> Sorry. I made 180 qsos. in 5 continents. Oceania is difficult on this time
>> frame for us. 73 to all and tnx for the qsos...
>> Kostas SV1DPI
>>
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