[RTTY] K7UDG and getting back to RTTY

[Mark Perrin]

Phil's advice is well taken.  I am newish to RTTY and got going with MMTTY 
based on AA5AU's primer, originally on www.aa5au.com  and now on 
www.rttycontesting.com  - a big thank you to Don for that!  I have now 
operated in all the contests since CQ WW last Sept, save the SARTG one.  I 
have used WriteLog and the MMTTY Plug-In for contesting, but use MMTTY on a 
daily basis for RTTY.  The only tricky part was athe Com port set up, and a 
second and more careful of the AA5AU primer got me straight.  I do find 
that occasionally, the ole laptop decides to re-set the mark/space 
paramenters, so I look at that from time to time when operating, and if 
necessary, just click on the "HAM" button and all restored.  The MMTTY 
macros, well documented in its Help files, also permit MMTTY for contesting 
- jsut that longtime WriteLog user.

I am satisfied with the soundcard/MMTTY approach; and it has made RTTY 
easy.  The bonus is that RTTY is, for me, simply magical!

I suspect you have joined the RTTY reflector/mail list; but if not, great 
group.  I have, contacted various people from time to time with my stupid 
questions, got answers and made some friends too boot.  Phil GU0SUP took 
the time the other day to say he had heard me chasing a SV and a signal 
report - as I need GU for a RTTY DXCC, plus lots others, and, well, that is 
not what one seems customarily with the "other" modes. [Tnx Phil!]

73 from Oregon de Mark N7MQ

At 06:17 PM 2/5/2004 +0000, Phil Cooper wrote:
>Hi Jim, and the group,
>
>As you may have seen aleady, MMTTY is the way to go, and I would have to say
>that it is relatively easy to set up.
>The help file is currently being re-written, and may even be released at the
>end of the month!
>However, the one that comes with MMTTY should have enough to get you going.