[RTTY] RTTY popularity in Italy?

[Jerry Flanders]

Might be a language problem?

Jerry W4UK

At 01:51 PM 5/10/2015, you wrote:
>Unfortunately, a disproportionately small number of Italians, and Europeans
>in general, responded to the recent RTTY Contesting Survey.
>
>62 Germany responses
>58 England responses
>38 Italy responses
>
>294 Europe responses
>945 North America responses
>
>
>Ed W0YK
>
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>Tim N3QE 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.
>
>Obviously the RTTY guys in Italy are doing something right. I get to see
>for example the Volta contest organized out of Italy, and that's been going
>on for almost 50 years now!, so obviously there's a long tradition of RTTY
>in Italy. Are the Italians also doing a lot of grass-roots local club
>promotion of RTTY?
>
>One of my goals this summer is to beat the drum and get some better
>participation by locals in RTTY events. Any tips on local RTTY organizing
>I'd like to hear. I've made some personal visits to help some non-RTTY
>contesters get on the air, and they've shown up for a couple contests, but
>keeping them in the RTTY fold has been difficult.
>
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