I'm a new RTTY user after last weekend's contest I was also wondering how to accomplish this. Thanks for the suggestion Gary! John KK9A Hi Jim, I do this with WriteLog, although probably not in the m
I just operated my second WPX RTTY contest and third RTTY contest ever and I had a great time on 20m. On several occasions my MTTY decoder copied the serial numbers as letters. I was able to copy eve
I have never been able to get WT4I's Cabrillo Tools to work on a computer with a newer operating system than XP SP1. I am using a brand new computer with XP Pro SP3 and I just installed Java using th
As a RTTY newcomer, I really appreciate your USOS explanation. Only a small percentage of the stations that I have worked in RTTY contesting used a hyphen and I did not know the logic behind it. I pl
Like many others that already replied, I agree that it certainly is possible to run multiple decoders with one radio. There are many ways to set this up. For 2011 CQWW RTTY I added a DXP38 to my stat
What multiple MTTY profiles do people typically use for contesting? John KK9A Many of us have been doing multiple decoders for years now, particularly the DXP38 plus multiple instances of MMTTY with
It so frustrating to call a multiplier only to have him blow you off saying B4 when I know that he is not in my log. I think it's a much better practice to work every dupe and move on. John I don't w
I try to also operate efficiently using the same format as Ed, except I omit the ending CQ on SSB and CW (as I am sure he does) and in heavy rate situations I also omit the TU. I can't control what o
I like that solution John and it's quick and hopefully effective. I get a few who are definitely working me but have a totally different call in their computer. Maybe the last station they called did
It is unfortunate that Radio Shack discontinued their isolation transformer which was great for home brew projects. Last year I purchased their ground loop isolator and with the enclosed adapters it
97.119 does not state that you need to use DE in front of your callsign. It does not even define what a communication is. There is also no requirement to give the callsign of the station that you are
The MicroHAM Digi Keyer II works well for me http://microham-usa.com/store/product-info.php?pid2.html John KK9A Good Day All: Looking for New Toy for The Shack I operate Yaesu FT 450 and Windows XP.
The single op category is only one operator and one transmitted signal at a time, regardless of how many radios, computers and amps that he has. This is clearly a single op effort and not a multi. Tr
Rex, this is great advice for any contest and any mode. I work hundreds of dupes in most contests and I almost never say QSO B4. I find it frustrating when I call someone and they won't work me and j
As a running station many times I do not copy the sent report on the first go around. Occasionally when I ask NR? NR? I get no response. After asking a couple of times and hearing nothing I do not lo
I cannot answer whether stubs are adequate. It is possible especially since you have that much spacing If you had monobanders you would have more out of band rejection than using tribanders. If it we
I believe they are available at the electronic supply stores like Newark, Mouser, DigiKey, etc however they will cost more than your teleprinter. John KK9A I am restoring one of these, actually it is
Why does it make more sense to lower the output? I have never operated roundup however I have operated plenty of other ARRL contests in the LP category and I enjoyed being 1.7dB louder. John KK9A Is
Having "Emergency" in the name of the net does not mean that there is an actual emergency. Personally I would just ignore the unidentified station and keep running. John KK9A So there I was, enjoying