I am not surprised that PSK affords more activity on Field Day than
RTTY. As mentioned, it is just much simpler to train digitally
inexperienced hams to punch a couple of buttons and make some Qs,
without even having to tune around. Let's hope that the more
knowledgeable folks overseeing the digital activity can encourage the
less experienced operators to try rtty contesting, which we all know is
a much more effective mode for contesting. Using this (FD) contest to
increase the ranks of experienced digital ops should be a valuable
by-product of the radio activity that provides exposure to a wider range
of Hams than any other on the air activity.
By the way, at our 1AB class qrp activity, we did 25 rtty Qs and 1 psk,
out of about 400 Qs.
73, Dave, K2YG
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