[RTTY] Two Questions from a New Kid to the Group

[Kok Chen]

Since you have checked everything else such as FSK reversal and PTT,  
other than checking that the RF power output is reasonable, I would  
suggest checking to make sure that your receive tone pair (determined  
by software) agrees with your transmit tone pair (determined by the  
rig).

Inside a contest, if you are off by 2 kHz, people are not likely to  
ever hear you call, unless the band is pretty dead and the other op  
opens up his passband or uses a panadaptor for tuning.  Outside a  
contest, it is more likely someone will find you, seeing how deserted  
the RTTY subband is.  That could account for the occasional QSO.

Still, if this is the case, I am surprise that no one has bothered to  
mention that you were not zero beat.  But it is probably worth checking.

73
Chen, W7AY