On 01/04/2010 02:45 PM, Tom Martin wrote:
> Radio 1, AFSK and MMTY, cost me at least a dozen contacts, when the AFC
> started moving all over the place toward the end of then contest. FSK and
> MMTY on Radio 2 was steady. I'll have to make a change for the next contest.
> I use MMVARI and Logger32 for day to day operation with no problems. Of
> course, there aren't signals wall to wall like in the RU.
I use AFSK and MMTTY all the time for RTTY contesting (I should get off
my rear and get that FSK interface built). I always turn off the AFC
during contests. It's way more trouble than it's worth, especially when
you have several signals almost overlapping. I worked several eastern
European stations on 40 that had louder US stations almost on top of
them. That wouldn't have been possible with AFC on.
> Glad to work the old timers and the newest members of the RTTY fraternity.
> No strange macros received here. I did read a few SKs at the end of an
> exchange. Canada? HI!
SK, hey that's me! :)
My pet peeve this year was being called by a number of stations that
insisted on sending VA5LF VA5LF DE <HISCALL>... Most of them ended up
getting stepped on by other stations or eaten by QSB so all I got was
"VA5LF VA5LF DE KSA27S2SRESJSH". Really slows things down.
This year was especially good for me, since I finally moved out of the
condo I've been in the last few years. I went from an indoor loop good
only on 20 up to an outdoor vertical. Now I can actually hold a run
frequency! Next year should be even better as we moved too late in the
year to get a tower up for the winter. Next spring that will be my main
project. :)
73,
Sean - VA5LF
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