[RTTY] 2010 RU

[Sean Cavanaugh]

On 01/04/2010 02:45 PM, Tom Martin wrote:
> Radio 1, AFSK and MMTY, cost me at least a dozen contacts, when the AFC started moving all over the place toward the end of then contest.  FSK and MMTY on Radio 2 was steady.  I'll have to make a change for the next contest.  I use MMVARI and Logger32 for day to day operation with no problems.  Of course, there aren't signals wall to wall like in the RU.

I use AFSK and MMTTY all the time for RTTY contesting (I should get off 
my rear and get that FSK interface built). I always turn off the AFC 
during contests. It's way more trouble than it's worth, especially when 
you have several signals almost overlapping. I worked several eastern 
European stations on 40 that had louder US stations almost on top of 
them. That wouldn't have been possible with AFC on.

> Glad to work the old timers and the newest members of the RTTY fraternity.  No strange macros received here.  I did read a few SKs at the end of an exchange.  Canada?  HI!

SK, hey that's me! :)

My pet peeve this year was being called by a number of stations that 
insisted on sending VA5LF VA5LF DE <HISCALL>...  Most of them ended up 
getting stepped on by other stations or eaten by QSB so all I got was 
"VA5LF VA5LF DE KSA27S2SRESJSH". Really slows things down.

This year was especially good for me, since I finally moved out of the 
condo I've been in the last few years. I went from an indoor loop good 
only on 20 up to an outdoor vertical. Now I can actually hold a run 
frequency!  Next year should be even better as we moved too late in the 
year to get a tower up for the winter. Next spring that will be my main 
project. :)

73,

Sean - VA5LF