Topband: FT-8 Contest would be great for Topband

[Wes]

FT-8 and RTTY while both using radios hooked to computers, (unless you use a 
Model 28) are significantly different in practice.

I'm not an RTTY fanatic but I do have 255 countries confirmed and a DXCC 
certificate that says "RTTY" on it.  I won't repeat how FT-8 is used but will 
point out that when I operate RTTY, I tune the band looking for signals, I 
determine the RX/TX frequency (frequencies if split), I determine when to call 
and I determine what to send.  Sounds like ham radio to me.

Wes  N7WS

On 1/10/2020 1:30 PM, W0MU Mike Fatchett wrote:
> Curious. If it is not Ham Radio then why is my K3 transmitting and receiving 
> the signals? Hmmm.  I guess RTTY is not ham radio either.