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Old August 21st 11, 02:40 PM posted to rec.radio.shortwave
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Hils wrote:

dave wrote:
Hils wrote:



A few old timers like it I guess. It requires too much power and
bandwidth and is nearly impossible to read because all the letters look
alike,


What? RTTY can be a bit ropey but sitor is good enough for mandatory
installation in the world's shipping. IMO it's a good mode for HF.

For the OP: the DWD also transmits maritime weather information 24/7 in
RTTY on four frequencies from HF to LF.


That's pretty esoteric for this board.

http://www.ndblist.info/navtex.htm