[RTTY] Value of Icom Rigs with RTTY Decoders

[Peter Laws]

On 12/20/05, Andrei Nevis <v49a at yahoo.com> wrote:
> I am using PRO-3 as a primary Radio since January 2005.
>   I bought it after I read the comments from Don, AA5AU.
>   I am happy to have a decoder there, it is a good backup, sometime MMTTY can't help much.

I'm an S&P type given my antennas, so I often use the bandscope on my
IC-746PRO.  Lately, though, I've had numerous instances of MMTTY
crashing so I try to keep the 746's RTTY decoder going since the
crashes usually seems to occur as I'm sending my exchange back!

With the built-in RTTY decoder, I can at least see the ack of my
exchange while MMTTY is coming back (N1MM never dies, only MMTTY).

If you want two-way RTTY, you have to get the "IC-7800 option" on the
IC-746PRO - it's only an extra US$8500 ... :-)

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