[GreenKeys] RTTY contest this weekend

[Jim Haynes]

I used to operate in the RTTY contests back in the late 1950s.  At that
time there were only two per year.  I was operating from W5YM the 
University of Arkansas club station and we were the only active RTTY
station in Arkansas, so everybody wanted to work us.  That made it kinda
fun.  Plus there were only a few thousand RTTY hams at the time so
it was possible to know many of them personally and get together for
a chat when the contesting activity slowed down.

Now it seems there is a RTTY (or other digital) contest every weekend, and 
(50+ years older) I have no interest in operating during contests.  In 
fact when there is a contest on I turn off the radio and do something 
else.

Jim W6JVE


jhhaynes at earthlink dot net