Topband: 160m in RTTY Contests

[Thomas F. Giella NZ4O]

I'm all for RTTY contests on 160 meters. CW and SSB contests occur on 160 
meters so why not digital?!

I've been a regular operator on 160 meters for 20 years and have watched the 
band go from crowded to virtually and empty wasteland, mainly due to many
hams becoming SK's and/or moving into assisted living facilities. I believe 
in the concept of use the bands or lose the bands.

I'm retired and have time to be a full time ham and can tell you that all 
the MF/HF bands they are very underutilized during the work week and not 
very
busy on the weekends when no contests are scheduled. Weekend contests 
populate otherwise empty bands, a good argument for contesting.

Just my .04 cents (due to inflation).

73 & GUD DX,
Thomas F. Giella, NZ4O
Lakeland, FL, USA
nz4o at arrl.net

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