It may not be as hard as you think to maintain a good QSO count on 160M. There
are probably a lot of people out there that have few if any RTTY contacts on
this band and would like to get some in the log and the QSL album.
Bob
KE4QOK
>
> From: "Thomas Giella KN4LF" <flcyclone@tampabay.rr.com>
> Date: 2006/02/27 Mon PM 12:32:46 EST
> To: "a RTTY COL eList" <rtty@contesting.com>
> Subject: [RTTY] RTTY on 160 Meters
>
> I've been encouraging digital modes operation for about four years including
> RTTY between 1800-1810 kc, the segment that the ARRL recommends in it's
> voluntary band plan. There is a fair amount of PSK31 and OLIVIA MFSK in that
> range and also around 1837-1840 kc from Europe and Africa.
>
> I've also tried to get more RTTY contests to include 160 meters but it's been
> to no avail. So yes any kind of reasonable QSO rate on 160 meters would be
> near impossible. I've only managed six RTTY QSO's on 160 meters in the past
> four years!!!
>
> Also intentional QRM by a few CW only on 160 LIDS is also a big problem as
> I've mentioned in the past and I say that as a big CW op myself. CW ops only
> want CW between 1800-1840 kc and have even been pushing for CW only between
> 1800-1900 kc!!!
>
> As I've also already mentioned very recently the W1AW CW bulletin broadcasts
> have been pressured to QSY off of 1817.500 kc by selfish CW ops and
> unfortunately W1AW has decided to park right on top of the digital modes
> calling frequency of 1807.500 kc. The selfishness and intolerance of some of
> my fellow CW ops is just incredible.
>
> It never occurred to me listen for PSK or RTTY in that portion of the band.
> The few RTTY or PSK signals I have heard are between 1.807 to 1.810 MHz
>
> The OPEN UKRAINE RTTY CHAMPIONSHIP'2006 is the first RTTY contest I have
> seen that has 160 category. "..... The CONTEST consist of 2(two) parts: LOW
> BAND (1,8 & 3,5 MHz) and HIGH BAND (7, 14, 21 & 28 MHz)."
>
> Something tells me it will be hard to maintain a high (or any) QSO rate on
> 160
>
> --... ...--,
> Thomas F. Giella, KN4LF
> Lakeland, FL, USA
> Grid Square EL97AW
> kn4lf@arrl.net
>
> KN4LF Amateur & SWL Radio History: http://www.kn4lf.com
> KN4LF 160 Meter Propagation Theory Notes: http://www.kn4lf.com/kn4lf8.htm
>
>
>
>
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