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Re: [RTTY] signals over the pole

To: aa5au@bellsouth.net
Subject: Re: [RTTY] signals over the pole
From: Larry L Lindblom <llindblom@juno.com>
Date: Mon, 31 May 2004 15:28:48 -0500
List-post: <mailto:rtty@contesting.com>
When I run into a strong signal that will not copy often turning down the
audio level (even if over driven is not displayed) will improve the
copy/print quality.

73 W0ETC

On Mon, 31 May 2004 13:10:51 -0500 "Don Hill AA5AU" <aa5au@bellsouth.net>
writes:
> Hello Jacques,
> 
> I've not experienced MMTTY not copying strong signals, regardless of 
> whether
> over the pole or multi-path.
> 
> I always use the profiles that come with MMTTY.  I have played 
> around with
> different settings but have not seen any significant differences to 
> the default
> profiles for standard, flutter or multi-path.
> 
> I've found the Standard profile works well for about 95% of RTTY 
> signals.  From
> here, UA9, UA0 and occasionally OH stations are fluttered and 
> require switching
> to one of the two flutter profiles.  Also, I occasionally use the 
> multi-path
> profile to copy KK5OQ, who is in the next state of Mississippi.  
> Otherwise, I
> rarely need to use the multi-path profile.
> 
> I've also found that my HAL DXP-38 handles fluttered signals better 
> than MMTTY.
> I have an educated guess that expanding the passband helps fluttered 
> signals.
> 
> I cannot explain why you would not be able to copy a strong signal 
> with MMTTY.
> 
> 73, Don AA5AU
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jacques RAMBAUD [mailto:f6bki@wanadoo.fr] 
> Sent: Monday, May 31, 2004 11:15 AM
> To: Don Hill AA5AU; rtty@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [RTTY] signals over the pole 
> 
> Don and the group,
> I take the oportunity of having RTTY experts on this reflector to 
> bring again
> the issue of decoding signals comming from the pole .Sometimes 
> signals are 10 to
> 20dB above noise but no copy!!
> Our experience is that MMTTY and TNCs (KAM /PKs) are quite close 
> sometimes one
> is better than the others but not by much.
> We do not see much difference with MMTTY between the standard, 
> flutered ,
> multipath option , may be we have not found the right parameters , 
> can somebody
> help in this respect ??
> 
> I remember a friend mentioning a relatively old  US TNC maybe semi 
> professional
> maybe for military applications  that was quite good to copy this 
> kind of signal
> , any comments ?? any other strategy like antenna diversity  ?
> 
> Thank you all , 73
> Jacques F6BKI
> 
> 
> 
> 
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