Brilliant Idea!
YOU GUYS FROM WEST COAST WILL BE ALL WINNERS :) !
2009/10/27 Jim W7RY <w7ry@arrl.net>
> Well said Bill! And I agree to all your points!
>
> Bring on a RTTY contest to 160 meters!
>
>
> 73
> Jim W7RY
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bill, W6WRT" <dezrat1242@yahoo.com>
> To: "RTTY Reflector" <rtty@contesting.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 12:53 PM
> Subject: Re: [RTTY] 160m in RTTY Contests
>
>
> > On Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:37:22 -0600, Jim Reisert AD1C
> > <jjreisert@alum.mit.edu>
> > wrote:
> >
> >>The band is too narrow.
> >
> > 200 kHz is too narrow?
> >>
> >>The harm it does to 160 regulars far outweighs any possible benefit to
> >>RTTY contesters.
> >
> > I operate regularly in the ARRL-recommended 1800-1810 segment. I have
> > heard a
> > non-digital signal there only once in a non-contest period. If there was
> a
> > dedicated 160 meter RTTY contest, I doubt if the 'regulars' would even
> > notice.
> >>
> >>There are propagation "features" which distort RTTY signals on the low
> >>bands. 80 is tough, 160 is tougher. I'm sure Kok Chen can explain.
> >
> > Granted, you probably won't be working the other side of the earth on 160
> > RTTY,
> > but hams love a challenge, don't they? I have 25 states worked on 160
> RTTY
> > and
> > would love to get 'em all. To the best of my knowledge, no one has WAS on
> > 160
> > RTTY yet. Who will be first?
> >>
> >>160 meter antenna systems are typically narrow-band. Losses build up
> >>quickly when moving away from the resonant frequency. People who run a
> >>KW on RTTY on 160 could suffer antenna damage.
> >
> > Antennas are easily re-tuned for 160 meters, either with a loading coil
> or
> > by
> > clipping on a couple feet of wire. And SWR losses are lowest on 160 of
> all
> > bands
> > anyway.
> >
> > 73, Bill W6WRT
> >
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