[RTTY] VK0EK RTTY QSO Rate

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I had Heard confirmed on several bands and modes from last time.....need them on RTTY, 160 and 80, but really would have been satisifed with RTTY.....still hoping, but not really.........I havent worked them this time, not because I havent heard them, I just dont need them where I hear them and dont want to deprive someone else from an ATNO.....if I ever heard them begging, I might drop my call in a few times.......but 3% on RTTY these days is poor, very poor.....at one time, RTTY was a little more complicated, difficult, technical to setup and operate......but now, with the soundcards, laptops, etc. there really is no excuse.......

> On 4/6/2016 7:24:04 PM, Ed Muns (ed at w0yk.com) wrote:
> > Excellent points.
> 
> As much as I would like the RTTY QSO rate to be high on DXpeditions, I can
> understand the first priority being on ATNO mixed mode, best done on CW.
> However, once the total QSOs exceeds 50K, SSB and RTTY should be getting
> more attention for the mode DXCC awards.  Probably equal priority is working
> all bands.  Much further down the list is trying to work all band-modes.
> 
> All of this has to be done with an understanding of worldwide propagation so
> as to be as fair as possible to different regions.  The sum total of all
> this can be complex and, as Don notes, needs to be dynamically adjusted as
> the QSO statistics accumulate during the expedition.
> 
> The good thing about donating before the trip is that most of the money
> needs to be spent prior to the first QSO.  Donating beforehand is our way of
> supporting the project so that it happens in the first place.  3% may be a
> low RTTY QSO percentage but it is higher than 0% if the trip never took
> place.  ;>)
> 
> There is an equally strong argument for donating after the QSOs are made as
> a reward for a well-executed project.
> 
> Maybe we should split our donation dollars between before and after the
> trip.
> 
> Ed W0YK
> 
> P.S.  FT4JA