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Subject: | Re: [CQ-Contest] TQP vs CQ RTTY |
From: | "ku8e" <ku8e@bellsouth.net> |
Date: | Tue, 2 Oct 2007 21:29:23 -0400 |
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W4TV wrote : These are major international RTTY contests and activity will spread as needed to find room and avoid other contest QRM. RTTY contest activity has probably increased by at least ten fold in the last ten years. What new blood there is in contesting is much more familiar with computers than CW and the trend will only continue to accelerate. I sure hope this trend reverses. It just shows how getting rid of the CW requirement and making it easier to get an amateur license has ruined our hobby. It's not surprising that modes like RTTY, that require minimal operating skills are growing. Maybe one of you diehard RTTY guys can explain to me what drives you to even want to operate a RTTY contest? I tried it once and I was bored out of my mind after about an hour. At least on CW or SSB you have to use your human sensory skills to copy a signal and pull out a callsign. Do you get that same "rush" and feeling of accomplishment with RTTY that you get after working that first ever EU station on 160 meter CW thru the static and a big pileup? On RTTY the computer does everything for you. I see no thrill from that. It almost sounds like doing a CW contest with a code reader. I agree with K8MR that there are too many RTTY contests that occur just about every weekend with the "everyone works everyone" format. Many of these RTTY contests ruin some established CW contests that have been around just as long. At least the State QSO parties are interesting - chasing mobiles around as they move from county to county is fun Let's just hope someone doesn't make it easier to get on SSTV (like they have for RTTY) and they start having SSTV contests !!! Ask youself this question... Why do we contest ? (besides to satisfy our egos) For years the official line has been to improve our operating skills so we are prepared during an emergency to provide communications when all else fails. I guess I just don't see where RTTY would fit in during a real emergency. Jeff KU8E _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/cq-contest |
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