[RTTY] FD RTTY Question and Dups

[Dick Kriss]

On Jun 30, 2012, at 7:02 PM, rtty-request at contesting.com wrote:

> Date: Sat, 30 Jun 2012 19:15:02 -0400
> From: "Joe Subich, W4TV" <lists at subich.com>
> Subject: Re: [RTTY] FD RTTY Question and Dups
> To: rtty at contesting.com
> Message-ID: <4FEF8876.4070506 at subich.com>
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>> The ARRL DXCC Desk now says if it is not CW or Phone, it is Digital.
> 
> First, that only applies to DXCC - WAS recognizes all of the digital
> modes separately *in addition* to a multi-mode "Digital" award.  In
> addition, "Phone" includes AM, FM, SSB and SSTV as well as any other
> *analog* mode other than CW.
> 
>> We first saw the elimination of the RTTY DXCC by the ARRL DXCC Desk
>> and now that administrative policy decision seems to be leaking over
>> to contesting.
> 
> RTTY has included other digital modes like ASCII, AMTOR, and PACKET
> for more than 30 years.  Changing the name of the RTTY DXCC to reflect
> inclusion of other digital modes is *no different* than calling the
> AM DXCC "PHONE DXCC" instead of naming it after the first phone mode.
> 
> The name of the DIGITAL DXCC has no bearing on contesting.  Acceptable
> digital modes and whether the modes are counted separately vary with
> the contest.  RTTY Roundup permits Baudot, ASCII, AMTOR, PSK31 and
> PACKET - and a station can be worked only once per band regardless of
> mode.  Those rules have been consistent for several years,
> 
> 
> 73,
> 
>    ... Joe, W4TV

Joe W4TV,

Based on your clarification DXCC Desk decision sounds logical. FD was the first time I have seen the same station on the same band but in different digital modes.

Thanks again for the clarifications.

Dick AA5VU