[RTTY] RTTY popularity in Italy?

[Bill Turner]

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On Sun, 10 May 2015 11:05:44 -0400, Tim wrote:

>In any RTTY event or contest on the air, I cannot help but notice that so
>many of the RTTY big guns as well as many smaller guns, are Italians. There
>are many of them and they are prolific and hugely successful.

REPLY:

That seems to be the case in many European countries. When I first
started RTTY contesting back in the '90s, most contesters were US
stations. Over the years RTTY become more popular in Europe and now
they are the guys to beat. The more, the merrier. 

73, Bill W6WRT