Well said!
Also not being a RTTY op I can't comment on CW QRMing RTTY, but I
don't believe that I've seen any one complaining about it much on here
- And I'm sure I'll hear about it if I'm wrong!
73 Hank K8DD
On 6/19/07, sawyered@earthlink.net <sawyered@earthlink.net> wrote:
> I am not a RTTY op so I can't comment on the need to listen or not.
>
> But I am a low power CW Contester, and as such, I spend more than my fair
> share of time CQing between 7030 - 7080, 14060 - 14100, and 21060 and 21100.
>
> I can categorically state that SOME RTTYers are adament that these are their
> frequencies and that it gives them the right to intentionally QRM contesters.
> I can't get through A CONTEST without at least a few RTTYers opening up with
> RTTY dead nuts on my CQing frequency at S7 - S9plus on a frequency I have
> often been on for 10 mins to over an hour CQing.
>
> Trust me, when I run my 100W into a 2-stack of 4 element monobanders and you
> are S9 on my meter, I am S7 - S9 plus on yours.
>
> There is no call for it, speakers or not. A few times I have actually
> listened to see if another RTTY station has responded to them. Sometimes
> they haven't, and the person is still blasting me on the frequency that I
> occupy. One of these days, I am going to get on RTTY just to respond to
> these "idiots" and surprise the hell out of the when I say "get off the
> frequency. QRL". And then go back to my CW Contest.
>
> If anyone doubts this, you are obviously a RTTYer wearing rose colored
> glasses.
>
> I could think of nothing, I mean nothing, that would turn me off of a contest
> more, than having RTTY and CW on at the same time (despite being listed in
> the contest section of ARRL's web site, FD is not a contest...hi).
>
> 73
>
> Ed N1UR
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