[RTTY] Message from NA-174

[Tom Osborne]

HI David

Welcome to the world of RTTY Skimmer.  Pretty bad, isn't it! 73
Tom W7WHY


Hello everybody.   I am hoping this email will reach as many RTTY DXers as 
possible.

I am currently active on 20m RTTY from Igloolik Island  NA-174.  I brought a 
very modest station with me to enjoy some digital mode fun while I'm here. 
FT857D and a folded dipole for 20m.  No narrow filters for RTTY - yet.

I never realized the effect that would be caused by calling CQ from this 
QTH.  I expected some interest for sure.  Yesterday there was a moderate and 
manageable pile up.  Today was a different story.  Even trying to run 
"split",  it was a mobbing.

I'm going to try to make as many contacts as possible - and fun.  I really 
don't want to upset the IOTA and RTTY communities but working a monster pile 
up is not something I am equipped to handle.

All who QSL will get a nice custom card, and there are future trips already 
planned.

Any suggestions and help from the community would be greatly appreciated on 
how best to manage this surprising turn of events.

73
David
VY0/VE3VID