[GreenKeys] 2016 RTTY Round Up Finished - Phew! (2nd Try)

[Paul Heller]

Milliseconds to make a contact and then move onto the next? Sad to read this. Quantity vs. quality. More, more, more is all that counts? If so, ’tis a shame.  I suddenly have a vision of an AI computer calling CQ, making the contact, recording the log, and going to the next. Worse yet, a second AI computer answering the CQ and talking to the first! Ugh.

But it sounds like Dave had fun.

Paul
W2TTY



> On Jan 5, 2016, at 7:32 PM, Kevin H. Phillips <kh-phillips at 9-5usa.org> wrote:
> 
> To get an idea of the mindset of the RTTY contesters you might subscribe to the RTTY listserv if you haven't already.  My impression is that the vast majority are not interested in real machines (although I agree it would be fun to have a category for it, etc.)  The first contest I worked (just a few years ago, really) I worked with an M15 and keyed my transmitter with a footswitch. The suggested exchange mentioned here would send most of the glass people into spasms of impatience.   Where are the macros???   It strays far, far, far beyond the exact milliseconds required to make a contact.  Also, few know what CR/LF means.  My M15 was pounding holes in the paper at the end of lines.
> 
> 73
> 
> Kevin
> 
> W5TTY
> 
> On 1/5/2016 7:56 PM, Paul Heller wrote:
>> I wonder… imagine if the glass teletype folks in these contests would asked one another “yeah, but how may mechanical contacts did you make?” I would think it would be special to make a mechanical contact. We should encourage it somehow.
>> 
>> CQ CQ CQ MECHANICAL TTY DE WA6FWI is a good suggestion for that.
>> 
>> Also during the QSO ask the other party “how often do you reach a mechanical TTY?” or "Put this one down in your log because contacts with a mechanical TTY are rare”, or something like that.
>> 
>> 
>> Paul
>> W2TTY
>> 
>> 
>>> On Jan 5, 2016, at 4:12 PM, W2HX <w2hx at w2hx.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Let's put the TTY back in RTTY!
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: GreenKeys [mailto:greenkeys-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of tony.podrasky
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>>> Subject: Re: [GreenKeys] 2016 RTTY Round Up Finished - Phew! (2nd Try)
>>> 
>>> Well, - RTTY stands for Radio TELETYPE.
>>> 
>>> I believe (YMMV) that only machines should be able to collect points during a RTTY contest.
>>> 
>>> Now if there is a DIGITAL contest, then everyone can participate and anyone could win.
>>> 
>>> Then again, some P-C'ers would have a problem with that concept...
>>> 
>>> UE,
>>> K2EAA - TONY
>>> NNNN
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>>> 
>>> 
>>> On 01/04/2016 07:44 AM, Jim Plummer via GreenKeys wrote:
>>>> It's good to see that someone has tried running working this contest
>>>> with true TTY gear. Some years ago, I had brought up the idea of a
>>>> "machine" class for the Round Up at the RTTY forum in Dayton.  If
>>>> looks could kill....
>>>> 
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