[RTTY] RTTY Digest, Vol 97, Issue 20

Bob Raker bob.raker at gmail.com
Sun Jan 9 16:26:34 PST 2011 

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>    1. Re: 24 Hours before the Roundup (Peter Laws)
>    2. MMTTY AFC Bug (Dick Flanagan)
>    3. Re: MMTTY AFC Bug (Dave AA6YQ)
>    4. Re: MMTTY AFC Bug (Dick Flanagan)
>    5. Re: MMTTY AFC Bug (Randy Lake)
>    6. Re: MMTTY AFC Bug (Rick Ellison)
>    7. Re: MMTTY AFC Bug (Bill)
>    8. Re: MMTTY AFC Bug (Rick Ellison)
>    9. Re: MMTTY AFC Bug (Rick Ellison)
>   10. Have others noticed this (Bill)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Sat, 8 Jan 2011 17:13:07 -0600
> From: Peter Laws <plaws at plaws.net>
> Subject: Re: [RTTY] 24 Hours before the Roundup
> To: RTTY contest group <rtty at contesting.com>
> Message-ID:
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> On Fri, Jan 7, 2011 at 13:50, Peter Laws <plaws at plaws.net> wrote:
>> On Fri, Jan 7, 2011 at 12:48, Don AA5AU <aa5au at bellsouth.net> wrote:
>>> Some ramblings before the contest.
>>>
>>> See:
>>>
>>> http://www.rttycontesting.com/blog/
>>>
>>> What are you doing or thinking before the contest?? Comments are welcome
>>> on the
>>
>>
>> I'm thinking that I have to give a presentation on awards to the club
>> meeting tomorrow and I want to still make sure I get home before noon
>> CST! ?:-)
>
> Got home before noon.  Made about 40 QSOs then had some lunch and
> helped the XYL with some stuff.  Got distracted, came back and saw
> that rig was off, power supply was on.  Uh, oh.
>
> Fuse in Alinco DM330MVT is good, lights are on, but can only get juice
> out the 5-A tabs on the front and not the 32-A posts on the rear.
> Ugh.
>
>
>
> --
> Peter Laws | N5UWY | plaws plaws net | Travel by Train!
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 2
> Date: Sat, 08 Jan 2011 23:18:24 -0800
> From: Dick Flanagan <dick at k7vc.com>
> Subject: [RTTY] MMTTY AFC Bug
> To: RTTY contest group <rtty at contesting.com>
> Message-ID: <201101090719.p097JX0e009135 at pop2.greatbasin.net>
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> Is there a fix for MMTTY randomly turning AFC off?
>
> Dick
> --
> Dick Flanagan K7VC
> dick at k7vc.com
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 3
> Date: Sun, 9 Jan 2011 02:35:13 -0500
> From: "Dave AA6YQ" <aa6yq at ambersoft.com>
> Subject: Re: [RTTY] MMTTY AFC Bug
> To: "Dick Flanagan" <dick at k7vc.com>
> Cc: Nob JA7UDE <noboba at yahoo.com>, RTTY contest group
> 	<rtty at contesting.com>
> Message-ID: <HOEEJINADDLHIFFECDDMKEECAIAC.aa6yq at ambersoft.com>
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>
>>>>AA6YQ comments below
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rtty-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:rtty-bounces at contesting.com]On
> Behalf Of Dick Flanagan
> Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2011 2:18 AM
> To: RTTY contest group
> Subject: [RTTY] MMTTY AFC Bug
>
>
> Is there a fix for MMTTY randomly turning AFC off?
>
>>>>Yours is the first report of this behavior I recall seeing, Dick. How
> frequently is this happening? Are you running MMTTY standalone, or as part
> of another application? What version of MMTTY are you running?
>
>    73,
>
>        Dave, AA6YQ
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 4
> Date: Sun, 09 Jan 2011 04:37:46 -0800
> From: Dick Flanagan <dick at k7vc.com>
> Subject: Re: [RTTY] MMTTY AFC Bug
> To: "Dave AA6YQ" <aa6yq at ambersoft.com>
> Cc: Nob JA7UDE <noboba at yahoo.com>, RTTY contest group
> 	<rtty at contesting.com>
> Message-ID: <201101091237.p09Cbohc028743 at pop2.greatbasin.net>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed
>
> I am running MMTTY 1.68A with the latest Writelog.  I'll be running,
> give my exchange and then suddenly I can't find the other station.  I
> notice that AFC has slipped off, punch it back on and stumble
> on.  I'm wondering if there is a limit to how far the AFC can pull a
> signal without turning itself off.  This happens regularly, at least
> once or twice an hour.  Needless to say, it causes a serious kink in
> my rhythm every time it does that.
>
> I'll have more after the RU and I've had a chance to get some *real* sleep!
> :)
>
> Dick
>
> At 11:35 PM 1/8/2011, Dave AA6YQ wrote:
>  >>>>AA6YQ comments below
>  >
>  >-----Original Message-----
>  >From: rtty-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:rtty-bounces at contesting.com]On
>  >Behalf Of Dick Flanagan
>  >Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2011 2:18 AM
>  >To: RTTY contest group
>  >Subject: [RTTY] MMTTY AFC Bug
>  >
>  >
>  >Is there a fix for MMTTY randomly turning AFC off?
>  >
>  >>>>Yours is the first report of this behavior I recall seeing, Dick. How
>  >frequently is this happening? Are you running MMTTY standalone, or as part
>  >of another application? What version of MMTTY are you running?
>  >
>  >   73,
>  >
>  >       Dave, AA6YQ
>
> --
> Dick Flanagan K7VC
> dick at k7vc.com
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 5
> Date: Sun, 9 Jan 2011 08:30:55 -0500
> From: Randy Lake <randyn1kwf at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [RTTY] MMTTY AFC Bug
> To: Dick Flanagan <dick at k7vc.com>
> Cc: RTTY contest group <rtty at contesting.com>
> Message-ID:
> 	<AANLkTimPOy+X0uuc_YbCWgS4MYttDwXqkp9yVnKBmatv at mail.gmail.com>
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>
> I have been dealing with this same issue also.
> Win 7 Pro
> N1MM
> MMTTY 1.68
> Dual RX screens...does not happen to D2 only D1..shuts off both BPF and AFC
>
> Randy N1KWF
>
> On Sun, Jan 9, 2011 at 2:18 AM, Dick Flanagan <dick at k7vc.com> wrote:
>
>> Is there a fix for MMTTY randomly turning AFC off?
>>
>> Dick
>> --
>> Dick Flanagan K7VC
>> dick at k7vc.com
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>
>
>
> --
> Randy Lake N1KWF
> 73 Gunn Rd.
> Keene,NH
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 6
> Date: Sun, 9 Jan 2011 08:36:55 -0500
> From: "Rick Ellison" <rellison at twcny.rr.com>
> Subject: Re: [RTTY] MMTTY AFC Bug
> To: "'RTTY contest group'" <rtty at contesting.com>
> Message-ID: <015101cbb002$487b1480$d9713d80$@rr.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain;	charset="US-ASCII"
>
> Randy..
>  What settings in N1MM do you have turned on? Both in the digital setup and
> on the setup menu in the DI's??
>
> 73 Rick N2AMG
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rtty-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:rtty-bounces at contesting.com] On
> Behalf Of Randy Lake
> Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2011 8:31 AM
> To: Dick Flanagan
> Cc: RTTY contest group
> Subject: Re: [RTTY] MMTTY AFC Bug
>
> I have been dealing with this same issue also.
> Win 7 Pro
> N1MM
> MMTTY 1.68
> Dual RX screens...does not happen to D2 only D1..shuts off both BPF and AFC
>
> Randy N1KWF
>
> On Sun, Jan 9, 2011 at 2:18 AM, Dick Flanagan <dick at k7vc.com> wrote:
>
>> Is there a fix for MMTTY randomly turning AFC off?
>>
>> Dick
>> --
>> Dick Flanagan K7VC
>> dick at k7vc.com
>> _______________________________________________
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>
>
>
> --
> Randy Lake N1KWF
> 73 Gunn Rd.
> Keene,NH
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> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 7
> Date: Sun, 09 Jan 2011 08:49:18 -0600
> From: Bill <w9ol at billnjudy.com>
> Subject: Re: [RTTY] MMTTY AFC Bug
> To: rtty at contesting.com
> Message-ID: <4D29CAEE.9020300 at billnjudy.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
>
> What do you mean by 'DI's'?
> I assume it means Digital Interface but not sure what window that refers to.
>
> I only operate single transmitter.
> But I use both vfo's
> I sync the vfo's and use vfoB to transmit, then lock vfoB. That way my
> transmit frequency never changes.
> But I fine tune off frequency responders using the bigger knob on vfoA.
> Also have a feature that if I tuned vfoa far enough to not copy
> subsequent callers I can single button restore it to it's proper frequency.
>
> On 1/9/2011 7:36 AM, Rick Ellison wrote:
>> Randy..
>>   What settings in N1MM do you have turned on? Both in the digital setup
>> and
>> on the setup menu in the DI's??
>>
>> 73 Rick N2AMG
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: rtty-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:rtty-bounces at contesting.com] On
>> Behalf Of Randy Lake
>> Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2011 8:31 AM
>> To: Dick Flanagan
>> Cc: RTTY contest group
>> Subject: Re: [RTTY] MMTTY AFC Bug
>>
>> I have been dealing with this same issue also.
>> Win 7 Pro
>> N1MM
>> MMTTY 1.68
>> Dual RX screens...does not happen to D2 only D1..shuts off both BPF and
>> AFC
>>
>> Randy N1KWF
>>
>> On Sun, Jan 9, 2011 at 2:18 AM, Dick Flanagan<dick at k7vc.com>  wrote:
>>
>>> Is there a fix for MMTTY randomly turning AFC off?
>>>
>>> Dick
>>> --
>>> Dick Flanagan K7VC
>>> dick at k7vc.com
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> RTTY mailing list
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>>
>>
>
> --
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> DISCOURAGE INBREEDING - Ban Country Music.
> ---------------------------
> Bill H. in Chicagoland
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>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 8
> Date: Sun, 9 Jan 2011 09:55:21 -0500
> From: "Rick Ellison" <rellison at twcny.rr.com>
> Subject: Re: [RTTY] MMTTY AFC Bug
> To: <rtty at contesting.com>
> Message-ID: <017601cbb00d$3da0c180$b8e24480$@rr.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain;	charset="US-ASCII"
>
> Yes when I say DI's I mean the digital interfaces..
> 73 Rick N2AMG
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rtty-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:rtty-bounces at contesting.com] On
> Behalf Of Bill
> Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2011 9:49 AM
> To: rtty at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [RTTY] MMTTY AFC Bug
>
> What do you mean by 'DI's'?
> I assume it means Digital Interface but not sure what window that refers to.
>
> I only operate single transmitter.
> But I use both vfo's
> I sync the vfo's and use vfoB to transmit, then lock vfoB. That way my
> transmit frequency never changes.
> But I fine tune off frequency responders using the bigger knob on vfoA.
> Also have a feature that if I tuned vfoa far enough to not copy
> subsequent callers I can single button restore it to it's proper frequency.
>
> On 1/9/2011 7:36 AM, Rick Ellison wrote:
>> Randy..
>>   What settings in N1MM do you have turned on? Both in the digital setup
> and
>> on the setup menu in the DI's??
>>
>> 73 Rick N2AMG
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: rtty-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:rtty-bounces at contesting.com] On
>> Behalf Of Randy Lake
>> Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2011 8:31 AM
>> To: Dick Flanagan
>> Cc: RTTY contest group
>> Subject: Re: [RTTY] MMTTY AFC Bug
>>
>> I have been dealing with this same issue also.
>> Win 7 Pro
>> N1MM
>> MMTTY 1.68
>> Dual RX screens...does not happen to D2 only D1..shuts off both BPF and
> AFC
>>
>> Randy N1KWF
>>
>> On Sun, Jan 9, 2011 at 2:18 AM, Dick Flanagan<dick at k7vc.com>  wrote:
>>
>>> Is there a fix for MMTTY randomly turning AFC off?
>>>
>>> Dick
>>> --
>>> Dick Flanagan K7VC
>>> dick at k7vc.com
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> RTTY mailing list
>>> RTTY at contesting.com
>>> http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/rtty
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>>
>>
>
> --
> ---------------------------
> DISCOURAGE INBREEDING - Ban Country Music.
> ---------------------------
> Bill H. in Chicagoland
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>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 9
> Date: Sun, 9 Jan 2011 10:05:50 -0500
> From: "Rick Ellison" <rellison at twcny.rr.com>
> Subject: Re: [RTTY] MMTTY AFC Bug
> To: <rtty at contesting.com>
> Message-ID: <017801cbb00e$b440d6d0$1cc28470$@rr.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain;	charset="US-ASCII"
>
> I'm referring to the Digital windows in N1MM..
> Rick N2AMG
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rtty-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:rtty-bounces at contesting.com] On
> Behalf Of Bill
> Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2011 9:49 AM
> To: rtty at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [RTTY] MMTTY AFC Bug
>
> What do you mean by 'DI's'?
> I assume it means Digital Interface but not sure what window that refers to.
>
> I only operate single transmitter.
> But I use both vfo's
> I sync the vfo's and use vfoB to transmit, then lock vfoB. That way my
> transmit frequency never changes.
> But I fine tune off frequency responders using the bigger knob on vfoA.
> Also have a feature that if I tuned vfoa far enough to not copy
> subsequent callers I can single button restore it to it's proper frequency.
>
> On 1/9/2011 7:36 AM, Rick Ellison wrote:
>> Randy..
>>   What settings in N1MM do you have turned on? Both in the digital setup
> and
>> on the setup menu in the DI's??
>>
>> 73 Rick N2AMG
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: rtty-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:rtty-bounces at contesting.com] On
>> Behalf Of Randy Lake
>> Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2011 8:31 AM
>> To: Dick Flanagan
>> Cc: RTTY contest group
>> Subject: Re: [RTTY] MMTTY AFC Bug
>>
>> I have been dealing with this same issue also.
>> Win 7 Pro
>> N1MM
>> MMTTY 1.68
>> Dual RX screens...does not happen to D2 only D1..shuts off both BPF and
> AFC
>>
>> Randy N1KWF
>>
>> On Sun, Jan 9, 2011 at 2:18 AM, Dick Flanagan<dick at k7vc.com>  wrote:
>>
>>> Is there a fix for MMTTY randomly turning AFC off?
>>>
>>> Dick
>>> --
>>> Dick Flanagan K7VC
>>> dick at k7vc.com
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> RTTY mailing list
>>> RTTY at contesting.com
>>> http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/rtty
>>>
>>
>>
>
> --
> ---------------------------
> DISCOURAGE INBREEDING - Ban Country Music.
> ---------------------------
> Bill H. in Chicagoland
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> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 10
> Date: Sun, 09 Jan 2011 09:53:08 -0600
> From: Bill <w9ol at billnjudy.com>
> Subject: [RTTY] Have others noticed this
> To: N1MMLogger at yahoogroups.com, rtty at contesting.com
> Message-ID: <4D29D9E4.6020005 at billnjudy.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
>
> I 'Ran' a lot, and almost NEVER had to adjust for off frequency replies.
> I used to...got that a lot.
>
> But working 80/40 last night and this am, almost everyone who called me
> was dead on.
> Sure helps.
> Anybody guess why it was such a dramatic improvement?
>
> --
> ---------------------------
> Never hold a dustbuster and a cat at the same time.
> ---------------------------
> Bill H. in Chicagoland
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