[RTTY] W1AW portables on JT65

[Ron Kolarik]

We made a few JT65 contacts for the Nebraska operation. If band conditions
are marginal in your time slot it may be worth a try. I had no trouble getting
pileups except on 160m and I think that was because no one was listening,
17 on 160m in an hour.

Ron
K0IDT

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Don Hill AA5AU" <aa5au at bellsouth.net>
To: "'RTTY'" <rtty at contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2014 10:25 PM
Subject: [RTTY] W1AW portables on JT65


> Since this is the "RTTY" reflector, I think I already know what kind of answers I'll get with this one, but here goes.
>
> I'm going to be operating W1AW/5 next week and will be doing a lot of RTTY. My thoughts are that I will not operate JT65 because 
> of
> how slow it is. I have worked other W1AW portable stations on JT65 but I just don't see the value in using a mode that takes 5
> minutes to make one contact. Don't get me wrong, I really like JT65 and have over 1500 JT65 contacts in the log in the past 2 
> years.
> But...
>
> Is there any value at all to operating JT65 from W1AW portable operations? Does the rate get so slow toward the end that JT65 then
> becomes acceptable in spite of its slow rate?
>
> Thanks,
> Don AA5AU
>
>
>
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