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Re: [RTTY] Post Roundup comments

To: RTTY Contesting <rtty@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [RTTY] Post Roundup comments
From: NQ4S <NQ4S@arrl.net>
Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2011 13:53:14 -0500
List-post: <rtty@contesting.com">mailto:rtty@contesting.com>
I'm currently using a SignaLink USB as a sound interface so I'm limited to
AFSK.  With the radio in LSB mode my "Lo" won't go above 1000 and my "Hi"
below 1400.  With this I've been setting my Mark frequency at either 1170
Hz and corssing my fingers on no strong stations invading.  At times I've
found it works better to change the Mark to 1000 Hz as I still see enough
signal but it cuts out anything below 1000 Hz (actually, I guess above as it
is LSB).

I've been toying with the idea of building a box to let me use both the
SignaLink and direct FSK keying tied into the ACC2 port on my TS-2000.  The
trick would be to keep the sound card tie-in from the SignaLink but have a
separate COM cable back to the PC for keying and FSK.  If this would let me
get down to 250 Hz it may be a worthwhile project.
On Mon, Jan 10, 2011 at 1:14 PM, KE1JF-Tom <ke1jf@cox.net> wrote:

> I use a TS-2000 & in the FSK Mode I can go to 250 Hz. with the left ( HI )
> knob, you should have this narrow BW also since mine is just a standard, off
> the shelf TS-2000.  Using the left knob mine has 1500, 1000, 500, 250 Hz.
> selections & the 250 really helps a lot on crowded bands.
>
> 73, Tom
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "NQ4S" <NQ4S@arrl.net>
> Sent: Monday, January 10, 2011 11:34 AM
> To: <rtty@contesting.com>
>
> Subject: Re: [RTTY] Post Roundup comments
>
>   Those of us without a narrow filter (minimum 400 Hz on my TS-2000)
>> appreciate every bit of spread between signals.  Far too many times I'd be
>> trying to work one signal when another would come up less than 100Hz away
>> and drown it out.
>>
>> On Mon, Jan 10, 2011 at 10:47 AM, Mark n2qt <n2qt@verizon.net> wrote:
>>
>> It was great seeing people spread out on 40!  Hopefully we will all
>>> remember
>>> this (and the other suggestions Tom makes)  for the upcoming contests.
>>>
>>> Mark n2qt
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: KE1JF-Tom
>>> Sent: Monday, January 10, 2011 8:56 AM
>>> To: RTTY@contesting.com
>>> Subject: Re: [RTTY] Post Roundup comments
>>>
>>> I noticed much more activity up high in the 40 meter band almost to where
>>> we
>>> stop at 7125. It was great to have everyone spread out & not all squeezed
>>> down lower as normally is the case & hope this continues even without a
>>> CW
>>> contest going on.
>>>
>>> 80 was tough with the band being very noisy as it got later but I did
>>> manage
>>> more than normal.
>>>
>>> I noticed the same with some not ending with QRZ or at least CQ so it
>>> slowed
>>> things down as I had to watch a few QSO's to figure out who was working
>>> the
>>> Freq.,
>>>
>>> 73,
>>> Tom, KE1JF
>>>
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