More akin to an AM contest of the 60s including SSB to encourage it. RTTY is an older digital mode. It _should_ be replaced by the newer narrow band mode just as SSB replaced AM, and for the same reasons. Equivalent performance with improved RF usage, mainly bandwidth.
Rud Merriam K5RUD ARES AEC Montgomery County, TX http://TheHamNetwork.net -----Original Message----- From: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of "John Becker, WØJAB" Sent: Sunday, November 18, 2007 7:21 PM To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [digitalradio] PSK63 activity! At 07:10 PM 11/18/2007, you wrote: >Yes, it is very gratifying to see it finally take off a little. Now, if >we >can only convince the RTTY contest sponsers to specifically include and >mention PSK63, Skip with all due respect. why ? It's not RTTY. Would this not be like adding CW to a side band contest? Or vice verse. John, W0JAB Announce your digital presence via our Interactive Sked Page at http://www.obriensweb.com/drsked/drsked.php Yahoo! Groups Links
