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Re: [RTTY] 160 meters tonight

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Subject: Re: [RTTY] 160 meters tonight
From: Carter <k8vt@ameritech.net>
Date: Thu, 27 Nov 2008 17:25:56 -0500
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Bill, W6WRT wrote:
>  Will be on 1808 tonight starting around 0100 UTC, on and off
>  throughout the evening.
>
>  73, Bill W6WRT ___

>  On Thu, 27 Nov 2008 12:33:00 -0500, Carter <k8vt@ameritech.net> wrote:

> > What?  "on and off"? You're using 'make and break' keying instead of FSK?

> > (Sorry...just a feeble attempt at RTTY humor).


It was a subtle (and apparently very obscure) reference to the very 
first days of RTTY when make and break keying was used, before  FSK 
became the standard.

Sorry, if ya gotta explain it, it ain't funny.   ;-)

...but the turkey sure was good anyway!

Carter   K8VT


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