[WriteLog] More RTTY?

[Grant Bright W5XB]

Jim, I wish for more RTTY this year.

Every now and then I get on 20m and using RTTY, call CQ. Try pointing my
beam toward EU. 

It is a big beam at 150ft and a kw.

I call for about 20 minutes. The equipment gets a good workout.

NO ANSWERS.

Then try pointing toward Asia, same thing. NO ANSWERS!

I just don't know what has happened to regular RTTY qsos.

Started with a hard printer in 1975. Two years later, bought a TAPR TU and
video screen. Few years latter went to Hal and several upgrades went to
ST8000--still have it.

Then in 1998 started using sound card software (Brian K6STI) comparing it to
the ST-8000. Brian's software was far better, but he never brought it into
windoze.

Long answer to say, I hope we have more RTTY in 2020, but my gut tells me
NO!

FT8/4 has become "the way."  Kinda like friends texting instead of calling.

Texting has replaced "calling,"  FT8/4 has replaced "typing."

And so it goes .-.-.-

all the best, and 73, Grant, W5XB, Ga.

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Message: 1
Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2020 08:13:25 -0500
From: "Jim Johnson" <jim at kc4hw.com>
To: Writelog at contesting.com
Subject: [WriteLog] FD 2020
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A couple of questions:

1.  Should we expect and increase in RTTY activity this year?

2.  Will Writelog (WL) transition between CW or PH to DIGI and back and
forth 
without any problems?

Jim/KC4HW