[RTTY] FT5ZM RTTY is a zoo

[K0RC - Robert Chudek]

When I pushed the 20m button on my radio this afternoon, I thought I had 
missed an announcement for a new CQWW RTTY DX contest. There was 
wall-to-wall activity from 14080 up into 14120 territory! It seems to be a 
great use of an otherwise dead part of the spectrum.

I worked FT5ZM within the first 30 minutes with my call sign. I am also one 
of the W1AW/0 operators and thought I would see if I could get through with 
the Centennial call sign. Hah! Three hours later I still did not get a 
contact. I am using the same equipment, same antennas, same operator, and 
same techniques... it's only a different call sign. I am convinced there IS 
some "luck" in getting into their log!

73 de Bob - KØRC in MN

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rick" <RickPalio at att.net>
To: <rtty at contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, February 02, 2014 8:24 PM
Subject: Re: [RTTY] FT5ZM RTTY is a zoo


> Does anyone else think "up 10 to 30" is a bit over the top sucking up band
> space on an already crowed band (20 meters)??
> Perhaps the DX station encourages LID behavior with band space demands 
> like
> this ?
>
> Rick - WU6W
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: RTTY [mailto:rtty-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Charles
> Morrison
> Sent: Sunday, February 02, 2014 12:29 PM
> To: rtty at contesting.com
> Subject: [RTTY] FT5ZM RTTY is a zoo
>
> Any further reference to RTTY operators being "more professional" or 
> better
> ops needs to be discontinued.  It's terrible to hear callsigns that should
> know better calling on the CQ frequency, stations jamming the DX's TX
> frequency, and the constant cat calls from the cops about lids and up.
>
>
>
> The largest fault of today's society, "me first" and a complete lack of
> common courtesy, has fully gripped ham operators as well.  "I can't work
> them, and I've been singled out because I called on the CQ frequency, so 
> I'm
> going to jam it and make cat calls" is absolutely atrocious.
>
>
> Charlie
>
> N5WE
>
>
>
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