[SADXA] DXAC Survey

[Wes]

Remarkable accomplishments Dick. Personally, I have 261 awarded on RTTY, with 10 
or so FT8 pending, which I have chosen not to apply for.  I am a relative 
newcomer on RTTY only starting in 2008 when I was looking for something to do 
with my new K3. And of course, all of my operation has been from right here in 
Tucson.

Many DXpeditions today still include some RTTY.  Unfortunately, many aren't even 
doing CW on 160 (or 80) but copping out with FT8.  (Sorry Gene)  The question 
would be, how many would operate RTTY if it was a separate mode and folks 
requested it?  As it stands now the easy way out for them is to operate FT8 
which fulfills the need for "Digital."

According to the ARRL website we do have a DXAC member.  But whether or not he's 
interested, I've heard that the league doesn't listen to them anyway.  Pity, 
changing back to a RTTY award would probably be a few lines of code and the 
separate Digital award fees would probably be a profit center.

Wes  N7WS




On 8/26/2022 9:10 AM, Richard Solomon wrote:
> Let's take my case as an example. I presently
> have 330 confirmed on Dig/RTTY. The first 320
> were on good old FSK RTTY, the last 10 on FT8.
>
> I am convinced that the last 10 could have not
> been made using RTTY. The sigs were much too
> weak.
>
> Now how many DX-peditions in the last few years
> (since the FT8 explosion) have operated RTTY ??
> Now, I mean those to the really rare places, the top
> 20 or so on the needed list.
>
> Now, as much as I wish to be a purist (note, I used FSK
> not AFSK), I am also a realist. FT8 has replaced RTTY
> and there's no putting that cork back in the bottle.
>
> Let me conclude by asking ... we have a DXAC Rep ???
>
> 73, Dick, W1KSZ
>
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