[LCC] Finally, I'm on RTTY!

[K1DW at aol.com]

Right on... good advice....  have fun on RTTY in both contesting and  
DXing...  73 de Dallas k1DW
 
 
In a message dated 7/24/2012 7:52:36 A.M. Central Daylight Time,  
cmorrison at lusfiber.net writes:

Read  Don's page, he's got great info.  I also know that since you're  a
tinkerer, you don't mind a soldering iron.  Get you a pack of  resistors,
some 1NNN transistors and build the FSK/PTT/CW circuit box that  Don has on
his page.  It's simple as pie and works.  It's what I  use every time I'm 
out
at Pat's for Rtty keying.

There's tons of  discussion on the reflector both ways about which is 
better,
afsk vs  fsk.  The filters in the radio work better than allowing the AGC to
be  overloaded on the receiver and relying on the software, period.  So  to
use it, you have to have key the radio using FSK.  It's worth the  time.  It
also avoids the confusion when leaving the NET setting on  and you
transmitting 10Khz off frequency.  :)

Get and learn to  use MMTTY, best rtty program out there, works like a plug
in to N1MM or  Writelog.

Copy Don's messages from the web page.  

The two  things he has set up, rttycontsting.com and aa5au.com both have
pertinent  info.  One tells you about the circuits, the other gives you cut
and  paste contesting.  If it aint broke, don't fix it.  I still use most  
of
his suggestions, cause they work.

Good luck, look forward to  seeing you on the air one day (if I ever make it
back  on).

Charlie
Ki5xp


> -----Original  Message-----
> From: lcc-bounces at louisianacontestclub.org  [mailto:lcc-
> bounces at louisianacontestclub.org] On Behalf Of Mark,  K5ER
> Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2012 12:50 AM
> To:  lcc at louisianacontestclub.org
> Subject: [LCC] Finally, I'm on  RTTY!
> 
>     Well, its sort of like closing the gate  after the cows have
> already left.
> The NAQP RTTY was this past  weekend, and now, on Monday night, I
> finally get set up to run RTTY.  On well, at least I should be early for
> the next one.
> 
>  With no canned messages or macros, I had a conversation  with
> N2MGT in New York at about 40 watt level. I'm using AFSK, and  with
> N1MM, have it set to automatically go to AFSK (LSB) when within  the
> rtty sub band, and change back to regular cw or phone when in  their
> respective sub bands. The Pro II has a rtty mode, which seems to  have
> much better filters, but AFSK was SO much easier to get set up,  at
> least for now. Currently, I will only be SO1R on rtty, but  may
> eventually get it working on both radios. Better learn how to do  it on
> ONE first.
> 
>     I assume there is a  "standard" exchange when not contesting, and
> another much abbreviated  exchange when contesting. Okay Charlie, Don,
> or some of you Gurus,  fill me in on what I should (or shouldn't) be
> doing before I prove to  the world that I know nothing about this mode.
> 
> 73,
>  Mark, K5ER
> 
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