I enjoyed the RTTY forum very much and meeting a few of the guys I work on
the air!
The highlight for me was to meet Charlie, KI5XP, quite by accident. He was
looking at some Begali Keys while sitting down when I came up behind him.
He was very polite and asked me if I wanted to give the key a go. So I took
his chair and after some adjustment I asked him to try the key again. This
time I noticed his call while he was sitting down. You can imagine how neat
this was for me to meet one of my RTTY heroes purely by chance.
Everyone there was so friendly and it was super to finally meet Shelby after
the forum on Sunday. Many thanks to Shelby, Charlie, and Ed for putting on
the forum. I am already looking forward to next year's forum!
73 de w5jay/jay..
> w0yk@msn.com wrote: "Despite being the last forum of the convention
> (mid-morning Sunday as many people were heading home), the RTTY forum had
> about 50 participants."
>
> As moderator, I was elated beyond description, and I really had no idea of
> what the attendance would be, at the number of attendees! Including some
> "walk-ins", I counted 60+ in attendance. Those numbers will give me some
> lobbying leverage, as I attempt to get a more favorable (Saturday AM) time
> slot for next year. I asked those in attendance to send me an email with
> any/all suggestions that will improve the forum, for next year. That
> invitation also extends to any/all that were not in attendance. The RTTY
> forum is for y'all, and whatever needs to be done, to make it more
> attractive, is what I will strive to do.
> I feel that those that did attend, left with a new outlook on RTTY
> contesting, from a contest Super Station (W5WMU), and a great location
> (P4),
> as well as just how thorough and well planned those operations are.
> My utmost gratitude is extended to those in attendance, as well as
> Ed, W0YK,and Charlie, KI5XP, for their presentations. Also to Mike, K4GMH,
> and Tom WX4TM, who so graciously agreed to participate in the "A" portion,
> of the Q/A session.
>
> C'Ya, Shelby - K4WW
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