[PaQSO] RTTY Roundup

[Bill G. K3SV]

IMHO, this is "much ado about nothing".

On 40 meters, in a world-wide RTTY contest, signals can be heard from 
7020 all the way to 7100. Very few signals are below 7030 and I rarely 
will work a station that is below 7030, just because I don't wonder down 
that far when in S&P mode. I called CQ just above 7030 on a few 
occasions, 7050 on a few occasions and 7085 on a few occasions. On ALL 
occasions, before calling CQ, I listened for stations (in any mode) 
before I blasted away with CQ. There were two or three times when there 
was deliberate interference on my frequency from a station(s) sending 
gibberish CW and one time a CW signal sending "QRM QRM QRM QRM" and 
other profane stuff on top of ongoing contest QSOs. I consider that 
behavior to be something other than "kind and courteous". If someone 
comes on and sends "could you please move, we are starting a net here" 
or something along those lines, I'll move with no problem. My response 
to gibberish and deliberate interference is to turn the power up and 
turn down the volume. Normally the lame brain idiot will get tired and 
disappear.

See you in October.

73 Bill


Bob Nygren wrote:

> During the recent debate about the appropriateness of RTTY in the QSO 
> Party, there were statements such as,
>     "besides that the lies and excuses about RTTY operators
>     having no reguard for CW and other opertions is very untrue.
>     unless you have worked and operated a digital only contest
>     you will find that digital contesters are more kind and courtious 
> operators."
>
>     And,
>     "besides there should be no reason to dip below 7.070 for
>     digital operations on 40 because the PAQSO is not a big DX contest."
>
> So I made some notes this past weekend during the RTTY Roundup.
>
> 9AM Local, Sunday I found 15 stateside stations in the CQ mode between 
> 7.030 and 7.050 mHz.
>     Between the frequencies of 7.080 - 7.100 mHz (RTTY Bandplan), only 2.
>
> 10AM Local, Sunday, 10 stateside stations below 7.050 mHz, only 1 
> above 7.080 mHz.
>
> Later in the day, around 3PM, I worked 5 US and 1 VE below 7.050 and 6 
> stations above 7.080 mHz.
>
> During the Roundup I copied one Pennsylvania station CQing on 7.032 
> mHz, (a station I have worked in the Party).
> Another time, a PA station was observed operating on 7.036 mHz.
>
> So much for "Courteous" operators who will abide by the bandplan. My 
> trepidation regarding the addition of RTTY
> to the Party has only increased.
>
> Regards,
>
> Bob
> N3RN
>
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