[RTTY] Dumb question about pileups

[David VE3VID]

No problem Don, I put a nice set of 400hz INRAD filters into the TS-450's IF and got a microKeyer-2 to do real FSK. The 450 is now dedicated to RTTY

http://www.ve3vid.webs.com/


> From: aa5au at bellsouth.net
> To: ve3vid at hotmail.com; rtty at contesting.com
> Subject: RE: [RTTY] Dumb question about pileups
> Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2011 18:22:41 -0500
> 
> If you are using AFSK transmission for RTTY and your radio is in LSB, then you have to add 2.1 kHz to the frequency usually if the
> spot came from someone using FSK.  If you are on LSB, you would look for them around 10142.1 on your dial. 
> 
> 
> 73, Don AA5AU
> http://www.aa5au.com
> http://www.rttycontesting.com 
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: rtty-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:rtty-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of David VE3VID
> Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2011 6:16 PM
> To: RTTY contest group
> Subject: Re: [RTTY] Dumb question about pileups
> 
> 
> Okay guys, thanks for the help.  I tuned around and never decoded the Sudan station.  10140 kHz, yup that's where I was looking.
> Maybe I just wasn't receiving them.  Okay :)working split made a lot of sense, cheers and see you in the pit  LOL
> 
> David
> 
> 
> 
> > From: ve3vid at hotmail.com
> > To: rtty at contesting.com
> > Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2011 18:52:10 -0400
> > Subject: [RTTY] Dumb question about pileups
> > 
> > 
> > I've got a dumb question about RTTY pileups. The other day I was combing around 30m because the spotting network told me Sudan was
> calling. When I got there, there were lots of stations spread out around the spotted freq all calling, but I had no idea where the
> DX station was, or who they were working. It seemed a little random. I must be missing something. Do they work split? I never found
> the Sudan station signal.
> > How are RTTY DX pileups organized?  Do I just find an open spot and start sending my call sign. Seems that's what everyone was
> doing, but I'd never know if the DX station went QRT. Sorry if this sounds too basic, I'm pretty new to RTTY, and never tried a
> pileup.
> > 
> > Thanks for any helpDavid
> > http://www.ve3vid.webs.com/
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