> The fact that PSK is bringing more guys into
> RTTY contesting is a good sign! 73 - John, WA9ALS
I'm not sure if that was a humorous remark or real, but the above is
literally true for me. I tried RTTY when a new ham about 14 years ago but
got no where with it. The few QSO's I had resulted in people telling me my
tones were distorted and I found no local hams on RTTY that might have
helped me get them cleaned up. So I ditched RTTY and moved on to other
stuff. When PSK31 first came out I tried that and liked the simplicity, I
also liked that many people took the time to help get a signal "clean". PSK
contesting was a lot of fun the first couple of times and then a tried a
RTTY contest. I never seriously participated in a PSK31 contest after that,
in fact I think SSB contests are boring compared to RTTY. The only problem
I have with RTTY contests is that it is quite predictable as to who you will
work, same few hundred ops seemingly each time.
Andy K3UK.
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