Yeah - I'll admit CW contesting is pretty intense. I am proud of my
CW ability and have copied 50+ WPM in CW competitions at
hamfests. Also 302 CPM in RUFZ, which is not world class, but is
over 60 WPM. Running a pileup on CW is exciting - but ....
RTTY contesting is the most fun I've ever had! The strategy and
equipment considerations are equally important, maybe moreso. I
intend to do a lot more of it. I continue to enjoy CW contests but
no one should run down RTTY contesting in front of me! I see
several good CW ops on this list - like K6LL, etc. Sure, it's a
shame we're all squeezed into the small space on 80, but we didn't
ask for that!
73,
Dennis W5RZ
>I have a friend who is an avvid cw contester, and he operates in the low
>power class. He's upset over the recent band changes on 80 meters that
>squeezes us altogether, I think like a lot of us our. His opinion of Rtty
>contesters is that we don't listen, and he doesn't see any skill in it and
>that we are just like people in an internet chat room. He said there are way
>too many Rtty contests now because anybody with a pc and a sound card can
>get on.
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