[RTTY] RTTY Activity outside of contests

[Matthew Pitts]

Well, JT65 started out as a VHF/UHF weak-signal mode, so "macro" use is understandable there; PSK31 doesn't need them for anything but contesting, so why folks would use them all the time is beyond me.

Matthew Pitts
N8OHU 

On September 11, 2016 6:27:43 PM EDT, Bill Turner <dezrat at outlook.com> wrote:
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>On Sun, 11 Sep 2016 17:11:18 +0200, ZS2EZ wrote:
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>>or there is simply nobody around on RTTY outside
>>contests!!! Very sad....
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>REPLY:
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>That has been true for quite a while. The JT and PSK modes seem to
>always be busy with their canned macros, but their appeal escapes me.
>I have run both at different times and quickly got bored. 
>
>It's hard to beat a good old fashioned RTTY ragchew. 
>
>73, Bill W6WRT
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