[RTTY] W1AW portables on JT65

[W0MU Mike Fatchett]

On 160..............

Mike W0MU

On 5/29/2014 7:49 AM, W0MU Mike Fatchett wrote:
> I have been working the W1/W2  stations with my 80m dipole and 500 
> watts.  The lowbands are going to be much more challenging now that we 
> are seeing summer conditions.
>
> Mike W0MU
>
> On 5/28/2014 10:49 PM, Ed Muns wrote:
>> I don't think JT65 makes sense unless the RTTY rate drops way off.  
>> OTOH,
>> there is typically more JT65 on 160m than RTTY.  I recall that you don't
>> have a 160m antenna, but with JT65 you may be surprised what you can 
>> work
>> using your 80m dipole on 160m.
>>
>> Ed W0YK
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: RTTY [mailto:rtty-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Don Hill 
>> AA5AU
>> Sent: 28 May, 2014 20:25
>> To: 'RTTY'
>> 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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