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Re: [RTTY] Welcome Back Ray WF1B

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Subject: Re: [RTTY] Welcome Back Ray WF1B
From: WILLIAM MARX <bmarx@bellsouth.net>
Reply-to: WILLIAM MARX <bmarx@bellsouth.net>
Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2017 18:57:11 +0000 (UTC)
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Hi Ray,I met you the first year at Dayton and used the program for years. Nice 
to see you back and active again.Bill Marx W2CQex-K2PEQ
 

    On Tuesday, April 11, 2017 2:25 PM, EA2RY <ea2ry@ea2ry.com> wrote:
 

 Great ms-dos software was the one I started with in RTTY.

Thank you Ray!!!

    73's de Roberto
http://www.ea2ry.com
        ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

> El 11 abr 2017, a las 20:15, John Merrill <johnn1jm@gmail.com> escribió:
> 
> Welcome back Ray! I remember spending a couple of times on the phone with him 
> when I had a problem with his software. Nice guy.
> 
> 73, John N1JM
> 
> On 4/11/17, 10:45 AM, "RTTY on behalf of Don AA5AU" 
> <rtty-bounces@contesting.com on behalf of aa5au@bellsouth.net> wrote:
> 
>    I received email yesterday from Ray Ortgiesen, WF1B, letting me know he is 
>back on the air again! Anyone involved in RTTY in the 1990's will already be 
>familiar with Ray. For those who don't know Ray, he is the father of "modern" 
>computer-based RTTY contesting software. His DOS-based "RTTY by WF1B" program 
>was first introduced to the world in the October 1991 edition of the RTTY 
>Digital Journal in an article written by Jay, WS7I. Even though Jay and Hal 
>(WA7EGA) had been using their own SCOTCHLG RTTY contesting program for years, 
>it was RTTY by WF1B that took the RTTY contesting world by storm at the 1972 
>Dayton HAMVENTION.
>    For nearly ten years RTTY by WF1B was the choice program of RTTY 
>contesters around the world. His program helped launch the wild popularity 
>RTTY and RTTY contesting experienced at the start of the 21st century. Many of 
>the features we find in WriteLog and N1MM first started in RTTY by WF1B.
>    In additions to giving us RTTY by WF1B, Ray was also instrumental in the 
>creation of the Amateur Data Interchange Format (ADIF) that we all use today. 
>Ray is also a top RTTY contester and one of the nicest guys I've ever met.
>    Please join me in welcoming Ray back. I can't wait to see his call scroll 
>across my screen again. We missed you Ray!
>    73, Don AA5AU
> 
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