[RTTY] The other guy's TX is reversed

Gert - K5WW Gert.K5WW at gmail.com
Wed Jul 26 20:19:30 EDT 2006


Golly that gets complicated!

My rusty old Kenwood is in split, both VFOs on FSK normal. MMTTY is set to 
Reverse, for the decode, but that does the job here.

73,

Gert - K5WW

> From: George Johnson <w1zt at comcast.net>
> Subject: Re: [RTTY] The other guy's TX is reversed
> To: K4FJ at aol.com, RTTY at contesting.com
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> Steve,
> Yes, this happens.  I was successful with the following approach.
>
> I use a 756PRO2 and can split between 2 VFOs.  And each VFO can be set to
> any "mode".  and I use that nasty AFSK which I quite like...  Sooo...
>
> 1.  RTTY decoder (RITTY by K6STI) is set to "Normal"
> 2.  VFO A is set to USB so I can copy him "reversed"
> 3.  VFO B is set to LSB so I can transmit "normal"
> I only use one "window" to receive with this program.
>
> I have the option of screwing around with the mode on VFO B to reverse my
> tones if I think it might help.  YU6AO was receiving me just fine in
> "normal" tone order.
> Just another approach.  You can do the same using "FSK" if you can
> independently set mode on each VFO.  Some rigs have a FSK-R setting also.
> 73 and good luck,
> George .. W1ZT
>
>
> At 07:31 PM 7/26/2006, K4FJ at aol.com wrote:
>
>>OK, here is the problem.  The dxpedition comes on RTTY  and is 
>>transmitting
>>reversed but receiving normal.
>>
>>I use WriteLog and RttyRite, and it is a pain to handle that  situation. 
>>My
>>old HAL software allowed me to select rx and tx  polarity.
>>
>>So how are the Big Guys doing it?--better than me, I  hope.
>>
>>73, Steve
>>
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