[RTTY] W1AW CW on 3581.5kc

[Joe Subich, W4TV]

W1AW CW bulletins on 3581.5 go back more than a half century.  The
color burst oscillator in NTSC color TV sets was 3581.59 ... and were
nearly always audible in the poorly calibrated receivers of the day so
W1AW used 3580 to make it easy for would-be Novices to find the code
practice even without being able to copy the "call up".

Remember, in the late 50's and early 60's the common receivers were
not anything like transceivers of today.  To many a would be novice a
Drake 2B was something to aspire to.

73,

    ... Joe, W4TV


On 2014-06-03 12:44 PM, Tim Shoppa wrote:
> I am guessing the W1AW-on-W1AW/0 QRM was the weeknight code practice or
> code bulletin on 3581.5kc CW which is a "primo spot" on RTTY band plans.
> Pretty primo right up until HQ starts start warming up their CW
> transmissions.
>
> I think 3581.5kc CW dates back to the days when some novice-oriented
> receivers had limited bandspread.
>
> W1AW HQ CW comes up like clockwork during the Thursday night NCCC RTTY
> sprints. Rather than suggest the W1AW HQ change a frequency they've been
> using for half a century (? I think that's right) we might just regard 3583
> as the bottom of the RTTY segment for weeknight purposes.
>
> I am all in favor of W1AW continuing code practice and bulletin
> transmissions. I might give it a try, to put a new sticker on my old code
> proficiency certificate :-)
>
> On east coast in evenings, 80M is most desirable frequency for W1AW
> scheduled transmissions. Sometimes 40M has gone long by evening.
>
> Tim N3QE
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