The following is posting for Chris, N3JLY, who is not on the RTTY-Contesting
reflector. If you respond, please copy Chris Smolinski
<csmolinski@blackcatsystems.com>
Dick AA5VU
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From: Chris Smolinski <csmolinski@blackcatsystems.com>
Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2006 11:29:19 -0400
Hi Dick,
Sure, please go ahead and post it, thanks! I'm sure someone out
there knows the history. I am curious if the shifts commonly used are
based on some engineering/technical reasons, or if they were
arbitrarily chosen.
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>On 9/28/06 8:45 AM, "Chris Smolinski" <csmolinski@blackcatsystems.com>
>wrote:
>
>> Someone asked me why much of the military RTTY on HF commonly uses
>> 850 Hz shift. I am curious if anyone knows the history behind the
>> selection of this shift rate, or if it was just arbitrary.
>>
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