[RTTY] Funny signal

[Don AA5AU]

I didn't see that one but I had many stations calling me with no shift, just a 
steady mark tone.  Normally I'll see this once or twice but it seemed to happen 
at least 15 different times.  I just sent "STATION CALLING YOU ARE SENDING ONLY 
A STEADY CARRIER NO SHIFT".   Some kept calling and some hopefully went off to 
figure out why their FSK keying circuit wasn't working.

I believe it's important this gets checked BEFORE the contest. hi

73, Don AA5AU



----- Original Message ----
From: Kok Chen <chen at mac.com>
To: RTTY Reflector <RTTY at contesting.com>
Sent: Tue, January 11, 2011 12:05:40 AM
Subject: [RTTY] Funny signal

I came across a funny signal during the Roundup.  It was another S&P station, 
and it didn't hang around for long enough for me to get a fix.  The FSK shift 
appeared to be very narrow, more like 50 Hz than 170 Hz.

So, if you'd S&P without getting too many replies, check your shift.  (Omni V 
and VI were notorious for producing way off frequency shifts when operated in 
FSK -- their shifts were controlled by a trimmer capacitor.)

73
Chen, W7AY

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