Ii would be good encourage the use of RTTY in your letter. We could use more
activity on FD although there was a lot of activity last year if I recall. We
set up for it last year after several years of being idle in that mode.( we
have several regular RTTY contesters in the club) So maybe your letter would
tweak some clubs.
Let the PSK users do their thing.
I would not dwell on that too much other than the
Tnx
K2 AL
New Providence (NJ) Amateur Radio Club
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> On Feb 24, 2017, at 12:37 AM, Jeff AC0C <keepwalking188@ac0c.com> wrote:
>
> For FD, run both modes. You will have better Q rates on RTTY but it's
> possible you may run out of guys to work if FD activity on RTTY is light that
> year. So moving to PSK will let you keep running but the Q rate will be less
> as there will be more casual ops there and the occasional longwinded exchange
> will pop up from time to time.
>
> 73/jeff/ac0c
> www.ac0c.com
> alpha-charlie-zero-charlie
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Jim Rhodes
> Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2017 11:15 PM
> To: Bill Turner
> Cc: RTTY Reflector
> Subject: Re: [RTTY] RTTY vs PSK31 on Field Day
>
> Yes, but sometimes you need to move data.
>
> Jim Rhodes
> K0XU
>
>> On Feb 23, 2017 11:04 PM, "Bill Turner" <dezrat@outlook.com> wrote:
>>
>> ------------ ORIGINAL MESSAGE ------------(may be snipped)
>>
>> On Fri, 24 Feb 2017 04:44:11 +0000 (UTC), Tim wrote:
>>
>> > In a real-life emergency would everyone crowd PSK signals into 2 -3 KHz?
>>
>> REPLY:
>>
>> In a real life emergency, the mode to use is SSB. It's much faster,
>> doesn't require a computer and conveys urgency much better than any
>> digital mode.
>>
>> I love the digital modes, but when life and/or property is at stake,
>> give me a mike.
>>
>> 73, Bill W6WRT
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