Topband: 160m in RTTY Contests

[LY2IJ]

No,
Working DX even on 80 is hardly possible on RTTY.
Signals are here, decoding doesn't work.
So 160 RTTy will be limited to very local contacts, which
is a case on 80 already.

Arunas, LY2IJ
(both Top band and RTTY op)

> Most (all?) RTTY contests prohibit operation on 160 meters.  Yet, a number
> of RTTY contesters have asked that it be added.  I'd like to hear your
> thoughts on this topic, pro and con.  In particular, I'm thinking about
> the
> CQ WPX RTTY and CQ WW RTTY contests.
>
> Ed - W0YK
> CQ RTTY Contest Director
>
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