[RTTY] GRITTY

[Pete Smith N4ZR]

Guys, I think maybe Jeff was being ironic, in light of the pending RM.

73, Pete N4ZR
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On 4/12/2015 10:38 PM, Jim W7RY wrote:
> "They" said the same about CW, when the CW requirements for licenses 
> are lifted, "NOBODY will be using CW". It's so old fashioned and slow!
>
>
> Ever listen on a CW contest weekend?
>
> I rest my case.
>
> 73
> Jim W7RY
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Jeff AC0C
> Sent: Sunday, April 12, 2015 6:39 PM
> To: Bill Turner ; RTTY Reflector
> Subject: Re: [RTTY] GRITTY
>
> No problem there Bill.  I'm afraid you may get your wish.  There is a new
> error correcting mode that is going to take over RTTY - and it's 
> coming to a
> band near you soon!   It's called Pactor 4.
>
> 73/jeff/ac0c
> www.ac0c.com
> alpha-charlie-zero-charlie
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Bill Turner
> Sent: Sunday, April 12, 2015 8:11 PM
> To: RTTY Reflector
> Subject: Re: [RTTY] GRITTY
>
> ------------ ORIGINAL MESSAGE ------------(may be snipped)
>
> On Sun, 12 Apr 2015 12:50:38 -0400, you wrote:
>
>> The true breakthrough in RTTY decoding will come when some smart
>> programmer
>
> REPLY:
>
> Or better yet, when some smart programmer comes up with a replacement
> for RTTY that uses Forward Error Correction (FEC) and is equally fast,
> or nearly so. Then all these multiple decoders will be a thing of the
> past, I hope.
>
> There are plenty of FEC modes that ensure near perfect copy, but they
> are painfully slow for contesting. There is one called Contestia but I
> don't know of any contests using it so it hasn't really been evaluated
> by many folks.  I have called CQ with it but never made a contact.
>
> Dream on.
>
> 73, Bill W6WRT
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