Actually I know of several CW contesters who have done just that to
get their feet wet in a RTTY contest.
I'd be surprised if it was something the K3 was doing. In AFSK the K3
just sends the audio as it is given.
- jeff wk6i
On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 2:12 PM, Jim Reisert AD1C
<jjreisert@alum.mit.edu> wrote:
> You can send RTTY with a K3 using a paddle, which could account for
> the spacing. I can't imagine anyone would do this in a contest,
> however!
>
> - Jim
>
> On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 3:02 PM, Junior <charlesw_anderso@bellsouth.net>
> wrote:
>>
>> Jim,
>> I was ragchewing one day with a w7 who was using a K3 in AFSK-D mode who
>> had similar symptoms.
>> His sig was strong enough for a good copy. When I listened the signal
>> actually sounded like it would slow down after he sent a few characters. I
>> don't think it was really slowing down but it was the time between the space
>> and shifts that made it sound like it was. I think one of the w8's in the
>> contest actually types during the test
>> I was in a qso with an 8p using a K3 in fsk and did not notice it.
>> And yes the AFSK tones sounded higher than the FSK ones.
>> I think the learned Mr Kok posted something on here about the K3's in AFSK-D
>> mode.
>> 73
>> Charles/kk5oq
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: rtty-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:rtty-bounces@contesting.com] On
>> Behalf Of Jim Reisert AD1C
>> Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 8:27 PM
>> To: RTTY Reflector
>> Subject: [RTTY] What causes RTTY with longish character spacing?
>>
>> Every now and then during a RTTY contest, I hear a station that sounds like
>> they are typing the characters as they go, such that the letters get printed
>> more slowly than if they had been sent out automatically (in one "burst").
>> But the spacing between the letters is too regular for it to be just someone
>> typing in real-time.
>>
>> Assuming no one is still using old (pre-computer) hardware, what accounts
>> for this?
>>
>> 73 - Jim AD1C
>
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