[RTTY] [GreenKeys] RE: "Straight key night" for RTTY

[david freeman]

Requiring vacuum tube gear would leave me out of it this year.
It seems like just requiring a one of the stations to be using a mechanical teleprinter is enough.
It would be fun to be the center of a pileup because you are hunting/pecking. :)
Dave, WW8S

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jim Haynes" <jhhaynes at earthlink.net>
> To: "Roy Morgan" <k1lky at earthlink.net>
> Cc: wa3frp at aol.com, greenkeys at mailman.qth.net, rtty at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [GreenKeys] RE: "Straight key night" for RTTY 
> Date: Sun, 7 Dec 2008 20:38:47 -0600 (CST)
> 
> 
> When we were doing this [Green Key Night] some years back we were 
> doing it on Feb 20, the anniversary of legalizing FSK on the HF 
> bands in the U.S.
> There were no rules, just get on the air and have fun and remember the
> RTTY pioneers, but participants were urged to use mechanical teleprinters
> if possible, vacuum tube gear if possible, and 850 Hz shift if possible.
> 
> The event never turned out to be very popular, probably because Feb 20
> falls on a week night most years.  And the original grant of FSK
> privileges started at midnight local time, so the prime time for operating
> was the following night, still  Feb. 20 but ending at midnight.
> 
> The original date for FSK operation was Feb 20, 1953, so next year will
> be the 56th anniversary.
> 
> Another thought would be a QSO party or contest where use of mechanical
> TTY gear is required, or gets extra points.  Would you want to require
> vacuum tube gear?  850 Hz shift?
> 
> On Sun, 7 Dec 2008, Roy Morgan wrote:
> 
> >
> > On Dec 7, 2008, at 12:55 PM, wa3frp at aol.com wrote:
> >
> >> Yes - this is a great idea and I am very interested in participating.
> >
> > How about having a side event to the normal Straight Key Night?  
> > Run it the same times as the SK night.  RTTY signals in their 
> > normal spots on the band or bands would hopefully not offend the 
> > cw guys a lot.  We'd be unlikely to ovewhelm the bands so as to 
> > cause trouble.
> >
> > Roy
> >
> > Roy Morgan
> > k1lky at earthlink.net
> > 529 Cobb St.
> > Groton NY, 13073
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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