I run MMTTY 1.63 and a DXP38 in the dual receive mode in Writelog, and I run
RITTY 4.53 on a second PC in every contest.
For me it isn't one or the other. I need and use all three, in every contest.
With three decoders, I don't use auto tuning on any of them. It is too
confusing.
Most of the time I pay attention to MMTTY and to the DXP38. They are
integrated into Writelog so I don't have to look far to see the print, and
print very
well. They have fairly wide M/S filters so they print well with imprecise,
fast tuning.
On the other hand, RITTY is harder to use. But its the decoder that I pay
attention
to when the signal is marginal. It will still print when the other two
quit. The polar
flutter mode works well. Tuning must be more precise.
I have to look farther (on a separate terminal), and I have to copy the
call sign and
report into the exchange window.
Everyone has to make her/his own decision, but I think RITTY gives me an
edge. I'm
not very loud, but I work more stations because I can dig their signal out
of the noise.
(BTW, thanks to all you guys that dig my signal out of the noise. Quite
often, people
can barely print me, but I print them well.)
Bryan
AC6JT
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