> FWIW The only difference between Contestia / RTTYM and Olivia is that > Olivia is a 7-bit char set, Contestia 6-bit and RTTY-M 5-bit.
Certainly makes for interesting mode characteristics Simon, especially when you compare robustness vs. character speed. I've noticed that Olivia 4/500 has the same wpm rate as Contestia 16/500, but Contestia is some 6db more robust. Tony -K2MO ----- Original Message ----- From: "Simon (HB9DRV)" <simon.br...@kns.ch> To: <digitalradio@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Sunday, May 24, 2009 2:35 PM Subject: Re: [digitalradio] More Path Simulations: Contestia / RTTYM and others > PSK lowercase will be interesting, as *everyone* on this list knows > lowercase PSK is faster and more robust, yet many Hams send everything in > uppercase - calling CQ DX in uppercase is just - daft :) > > FWIW The only difference between Contestia / RTTYM and Olivia is that > Olivia is a 7-bit char set, Contestia 6-bit and RTTY-M 5-bit. > > Simon Brown, HB9DRV > www.ham-radio-deluxe.com > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Tony > > I'll give psk31 lowercase a run through the simulator Simon. Thanks for > the tip. >
