[RTTY] Re: Back on the Air

[Scott Keating]

Re: sound card ops

Right now I only use MixW.  With it...(1)You can use LSB or USB, both work
very well.  In LSB the "inverted" function needs to be toggled on, and for
accurate frequency readout the spectrum display needs to be on "LSB".  (2)If
you tune the radio via a CAT interface (tune via the mouse-wheel, etc) the
frequency displayed in the log and on the screen are the correct frequency
to use for spots.  The spectrum also automatically shifts to LSB/USB if you
change modes with the CAT interface. 

Except when the band is very noisy (40/80m static crashes for example) I've
had very little trouble using the software. Tuning hasn't been a problem
either, I've easily worked stations interleaving themselves with other RTTY
stations without any trouble (IE: through QRM). 

I realize it isn't the ideal solution but it's the software I'm most
familiar with and have had reasonable success with.

-- Scott, N4GVA
  
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-----Original Message-----
From: rtty-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:rtty-bounces at contesting.com] On
Behalf Of Richard Kriss
Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2004 1:22 PM
To: rtty-contesting
Subject: [RTTY] Re: Back on the Air

> Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2004 06:52:04 -0600
> From: "Don Hill AA5AU" <aa5au at bellsouth.net>
> To: "RTTY Reflector" <RTTY at contesting.com>
> Subject: [RTTY] Back on the Air
> 
> Finally got a radio hooked up and running.  Still lots to do, but 
> first glimpse of my renovation.

Don,

Nice looking new station setup. I saw your spot this morning for the 3B9C
long path on 20-RTTY.  I had a solid RTTY contact with them on 29-Mar on 15
meters at 1403z and even snapped a Mac screenshot of the exchange. That and
about a dollar will get you a cup of coffee.  I checked the online log this
morning and I am NOT in the log.  I even checked to see if they thought I
was "AU" rather than "VU" and neither call registered. You may have worked
them on the 30th and the log was updated as of the 29th. Looks like I have
to do again and band seems dead today.

FYI, I have been beta testing the new DarwinPsk program by Volker, DL1KSV,
that is a Macintosh OSX port of LinPsk.  I have it interfaced to the
TS-570D(G) using a SiganLink SL-1+ and it works great for PSK31. Volker is
still working to improve the RTTY reception.

I have been spoiled operation RTTY with a PK-232 in FSK. Going to a sound
card implementation where you HAVE to operate in USB (not LSB or FSK) is
really confusing.  I have no idea where to tune the VFO or how to spot
stations. If I see a spot I put the rig on that frequency then try have to
find them on the spectral display.

If I want to spot new station and the radio display reads 14.085.00 USB but
I had to work him  to the far left of the spectral display, what frequency
should I use for the spot?  Life was easy when everyone was using AFSK-LSB
or FSK. It is now more confusing.

73 de Dick, AA5VU
(very-ugly not awful-ugly)

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