![]() Something, however, has arrived that has the potential to knock RTTY out of the spotlight. No, RTTY hasn't been tossed onto the ash heap of ham history-at least not yet. No doubt you've noticed that I've been speaking of RTTY in the past tense. It wasn't as fast as phone, of course, but you could maintain a decent "rate." During digital contests and DX pileups, RTTY became a mode of rapid-fire contacts. Conversations flowed easily and roundtable discussions (and nets) were possible. Unlike the 'TOR modes, you didn't have to worry about setting up handshaking links type-and-transmit was the order of the day for RTTY. ![]() But for contesting, DXpeditions and just casual conversation, RTTY was hard to beat. RTTY didn't have the error-free copy of the handshaking modes, and you certainly could not swap binary files using its limited code. Still, like most HF digital enthusiasts, I kept coming back to RTTY. (Personal computer? What's that?) I jumped on the AMTOR bandwagon in the '80s and dabbled in CLOVER, G-TOR and PACTOR II in the '90s. We have a warm relationship that goes back to my new-ham days in the early '70s when I was pounding green keys and reading conversations off rolls of yellow teletype paper. ![]() There's a new HF digital mode in town and the gossip is flying!
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