[RTTY] Lack of RTTY on 40 and 80 Meters

[Bill Turner]

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On 3/25/2014 6:10 AM, Thomas W4HM wrote:
> This will be a controversial statement to some RTTY ops but I think 
> it's time to include 160 meters during RTTY contests so that there is 
> more activity on the band. 

REPLY:

i think you'll find some pretty strong resistance to that because of the 
antenna and lot size situation you mentioned. Most stations, even on 
city lots, can put up decent antennas for 80 meters and higher, but 160 
presents a problem and the really competitive stations are not going to 
want to be at a disadvantage just because of limited space.

So, how about a 160 meter RTTY contest? There are already separate CW 
and SSB contests for 160, so why not RTTY?

CQ magazine, are you listening?

73, Bill W6WRT