[GreenKeys] RTTY Roundup - musings

[Duncan Brown]

Nick,

I know what you mean - too automated!

I like to operate the VHF contests (voice/cw).  Buy I got on the RTTY 
Roundup once a few years ago, and lost interest in it quickly. Could 
have just been computers contacting each other.

73 & have fun,

Duncan
K2OEQ


On 1/5/2019 16:53, Nick England wrote:
> Well, my hat is definitely off to Russ and any other Heavy Metal guys 
> who participate in a contest like this.
> I am listening but the exchanges are so short and quick that it is 
> hard to imagine anything other than a fully integrated SDR/computer 
> system being able to make a contact, much less competing. If these 
> aren't just pieces of AI software talking to each other, there must be 
> some fanatical ops hitting no more than one key per exchange. I would 
> say mouse click, but I don't think you could move a mouse fast enough....
>
> I am not able to even tune my receiver and TU unless some station is 
> making a long string of contacts and I have a series of 1-second 
> bursts to try to tune it in.
> And I never ever hear the guy he is replying to.
> Hey, I finally found a guy issuing a CR and a LF......Hooray!
>
> I'll just tune around and read the mail - it is interesting to see 
> where the stations are located. But I'll need a whole lot more RTTY 
> experience before even thinking about turning on a transmitter during 
> times like these.
>
> Have fun, folks, and more power to ya'
> Nick K4NYW
> www.navy-radio.com <http://www.navy-radio.com>
>
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