[digitalradio] RTTY and common courtesy

[KB3FXI]

I had 3 interruptions from 3 different stations during an Oliva 8/500 net last 
night on 80m within about a 5 minutes timespan. 

And, BTW, I know for damn sure they could see and hear my signal as I switched 
to RTTY at 50w on all stations and repeated the frequency is in use until the 
moved. 

I don't think anyone should suggest limiting to contests to fixed frequencies, 
but it damn sure would be nice if some of the mindless RTTY contesters would 
start showing some common courtesy by listening a second or two before stomping 
on QSO's in progress. 

-Dave, KB3FXI


--- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, g4ilo jul...@... wrote:

 And the hundreds of people who take part in the major RTTY contests would all 
 operate on three fixed frequencies how, exactly?
 
 Julian, G4ILO
 
 --- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, Steinar Aanesland saanes@ wrote:
 
  
  Well, old modes like rtty has its charm, but as the ultimate contest
  mode it makes more trouble for the ham community when it is flooding the
  hole band, than fix frequency modes like ROS.
  
  The only problem with ROS is its developer, with his strange behavior.
  
  la5vna Steinar
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  On 18.07.2010 06:10, la7um wrote:
  
  
   Wow Steinar. This really tells the true story about your (and mine)
  love for RTTY (stoneage/museum,power wasting,polluting KW) KAANTEST
  MODE. TTY was created for cables, not radio, I believe. Hi.
   la7um Finn
  
   --- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, Steinar Aanesland saanes@ wrote:
  
  
   Despite the massive criticism, this fascinating ROS guy has now released
   a new version of his software.
  
   http://rosmodem.wordpress.com/
  
   Sorry Buddy, but I have to admit, I find ROS more interesting than
   anachronistic contest mode like RTTY.
  
   la5vna Steinar
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   On 14.07.2010 22:59, F.R. Ashley wrote:
   Whats so dang fantastic about ROS anyway, that it deserves pages and
   pages
   of emails about it?  Remember that other new digital mode a few months
   ago,
   and how great it was, or have you forgotten abouit it already?
  
   73 Buddy WB4M
   RTTY forever
  
   - Original Message -
   From: Steinar Aanesland saanes@
   To: * Digitalradio digitalradio@yahoogroups.com; *
   ROSDIGITALMODEMGROU
   rosdigitalmodemgr...@yahoogroups.com
   Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2010 12:45 PM
   Subject: [digitalradio] ROS Returns
  
  
   ROS v4.7.0 Beta is out..
  
   http://rosmodem.wordpress.com/
  
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Re: [digitalradio] RTTY and common courtesy

[John Becker, WØJAB]

I'm not in anyway saying that what happened was OK but
after all it was a contest. Not like it happens all the time.

But look at the good side. Lucky it was not a CW contest.

John, W0JAB
Louisiana, Missouri
EM49lk

Pike county for the county hunters.



At 10:56 AM 7/18/2010, you wrote:
I had 3 interruptions from 3 different stations during an Oliva 8/500 net last 
night on 80m within about a 5 minutes timespan. 

And, BTW, I know for damn sure they could see and hear my signal as I switched 
to RTTY at 50w on all stations and repeated the frequency is in use until 
the moved. 

I don't think anyone should suggest limiting to contests to fixed frequencies, 
but it damn sure would be nice if some of the mindless RTTY contesters would 
start showing some common courtesy by listening a second or two before 
stomping on QSO's in progress. 

-Dave, KB3FXI