For RTTY contesting N1MM(free) is the way to go for a PC. For the Mac there
is RUMped. RUMped is a little tricky to set up. The author's documentation
is way behind the current version (he is a busy person) and it's not quite
as good as N1MM.
73, John N1JM
On Wed, Feb 13, 2013 at 6:31 AM, Keith Maton <g6nhu@me.com> wrote:
> I've been a RTTY operator on and off for many years, in the 1980s I used a
> Creed 444 teleprinter, progressed onto an Acorn Atom computer and I'm now
> using fldigi on an iMac. Fldigi works very well, I've put together a good
> set of contest macros and I've used it with success over the last couple of
> years but I now feel I've outgrown it.
>
>
>
> My requirements are (I hope) quite straightforward. I'd like to be able
> to operate the majority of RTTY contests (it would be nice to be able to do
> PSK31/63 as well), including ones such as BARTG HF RTTY where part of the
> exchange is the current time. I'd like a real time display of statistics
> showing mults worked, current score etc and I'd like DXCluster integration
> so that I can find multipliers and hopefully QSY direct to them, work them
> and switch back to my run frequency afterwards. At the moment I'm
> operating almost exclusively by running and that's clearly detrimental to
> my final score.
>
>
> My computer is an iMac but I will set up a dedicated XP or Windows 7
> virtual machine just for this. My radio is a Kenwood TS-590 and I have
> just a single USB cable between the rig and the computer. Everything goes
> down that USB cable, both CAT and the built in sound card on the 590.
>
>
> So I'm open to suggestions as to what to use and I'd appreciate any input
> that anyone can offer.
>
>
> Thanks,
>
>
> 73 Keith, G6NHU
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