tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-953397841255562532.post1273168556644746879..comments2023-09-30T14:59:05.385+01:00Comments on G4ILO's Blog: Back to frontAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11984840704237681015noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-953397841255562532.post-68140456164865036452010-06-14T13:57:52.687+01:002010-06-14T13:57:52.687+01:00Yes, I don't understand why 40 and 80 weren...Yes, I don't understand why 40 and 80 weren't included, especially as the B in BARTG stands for British and you might have expected members to want to contact each other.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11984840704237681015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-953397841255562532.post-47836964446802463422010-06-14T13:45:44.544+01:002010-06-14T13:45:44.544+01:00I took part in the BARTG Sprint 75. My only compla...I took part in the BARTG Sprint 75. My only complaint was the choice of bands, 10m, 15m and 20m. I had nothing on 10, couple on 15 and most on 20. My log is mostly full of North and Central American stations, some Eu and zero inter-G ...<br />I personally like RTTY and I drink lots of strong black coffee too! hi hiM0JEKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12466178955432628478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-953397841255562532.post-34706125945575439332010-06-14T13:15:16.390+01:002010-06-14T13:15:16.390+01:00At the risk of offending half the worlds hams, I m...At the risk of offending half the worlds hams, I must admit to finding RTTY not worth using.<br />It does not seem to have any redeeming qualities except one, which is also part of the problem.<br />It has poor performance, takes more bandwidth than other more robust modes, switches cases and corrupts easily.<br />In addition, the way it is used nowdays reminds me of someone with manic disorder, with its impersonal staccato rst contest number "qso".<br />Its one "advantage" is that being FSK it can be used with class C amplifiers, thus promoting the use of very high power operation with simple amplifiers.<br />This explains the petulant insistence of RTTY enthusiasts for digimodes programs to incorporate FSK keying output support.<br />So Julian, I think you are quite correct in expecting the K3 to operate as advertised, but personally don't think you are losing much by not using RTTY.<br />Except of course if you are addicted to strong coffee!Theodorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07101835130508244184noreply@blogger.com