At 09:09 AM 2/24/06, you wrote: >What makes RTTY so inappropriate for passing traffic? (I have no >experience with this mode so far. In fact, I'm currently brand new to >digital modes. So far, I've only used PSK-31.)
Not a thing ! While a member of Navy MARS it was no uncommon to have a traffic count of 500 message every day for just a 5 state area here in the mid-west. Of course this was before Al Gore invented the internet. And the HOT LINE between the Moscow and Washington was ? ? ? That's right RTTY... See link: http://www.samhallas.co.uk/greenkeys/index.htm And on a side note, there is a RTTY contest this weekend. Need a Digital mode QSO? Connect to Telnet://cluster.dynalias.org Other areas of interest: The MixW Reflector : http://groups.yahoo.com/group/themixwgroup/ DigiPol: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Digipol (band plan policy discussion) Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/digitalradio/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/