[RTTY] RTTY & Digital Interference problems

[Jeff Stai]

On Mon, Jan 5, 2015 at 12:34 PM, Joe Subich, W4TV <lists at subich.com> wrote:

>  ... and what is a "hoot" about good operating practice or have
> RTTY operators forgotten their manners?
>

"QRL? in their mode"

In other words, given that all digital modes are permitted within the
spectrum allocated to digital modes, and someone may be listening to a
transmission I can't hear, and if I can't hear it I don't know their mode,
you basically suggested that in order for me to begin transmitting a
digital signal, by good operating practice I should toss out a QRL? in all
possible modes first - presumably including modes that require proprietary
modems costing thousands of dollars. That's kind of a hoot.

To bring it back, if we all took the position and "if it sounds like more
than random noise it is a signal" then if I send out a RTTY QRL? and you
make a noise in JT-something (guessing I sent a QRL? because what else
would I do?), I should be able to take that as a "yes" and move on. Good
manners.

73 jeff wk6i

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