Hi Mathew
Well, most dx contacts could be automated easily (with less personalization
than even a PSK31 contact) since its signal report, name, qth, ciao-ciao.
The usage of the brag tape has not diminished and although sometimes
annoying I try to keep interested in the PC configuration on the other side
of the contact!
Just have fun, whether its with macros or sending code with your left foot!
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On Sun, Sep 11, 2016 at 6:37 PM, Matthew Pitts via RTTY <rtty@contesting.com
> wrote:
> Well, JT65 started out as a VHF/UHF weak-signal mode, so "macro" use is
> understandable there; PSK31 doesn't need them for anything but contesting,
> so why folks would use them all the time is beyond me.
>
> Matthew Pitts
> N8OHU
>
> On September 11, 2016 6:27:43 PM EDT, Bill Turner <dezrat@outlook.com>
> wrote:
> >------------ ORIGINAL MESSAGE ------------(may be snipped)
> >
> >On Sun, 11 Sep 2016 17:11:18 +0200, ZS2EZ wrote:
> >
> >>or there is simply nobody around on RTTY outside
> >>contests!!! Very sad....
> >
> >REPLY:
> >
> >That has been true for quite a while. The JT and PSK modes seem to
> >always be busy with their canned macros, but their appeal escapes me.
> >I have run both at different times and quickly got bored.
> >
> >It's hard to beat a good old fashioned RTTY ragchew.
> >
> >73, Bill W6WRT
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