[RTTY] RTTY DX'ing tutorial (was: VK0EK RTTY Update)

[Don Hill AA5AU]

Jamie wrote: " Don AA5AU is an accomplished web author, I havent checked his site, but that would be a good place to start with some DO’s and DONT’s of rtty dxing...."

Actually I have thought many times of creating a site dedicated to RTTY DXing. I even went so far as to inquire about the site name (rttydxing.com OR rttydx.com). Unfortunately I do not have the time to dedicate to it.

Maybe when I retire? That will probably not happen either. HI

73, Don AA5AU

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Subject: Re: [RTTY] RTTY DX'ing tutorial (was: VK0EK RTTY Update)

First off Alex, thank for your contribution to ham software, I use (and registered) several of your products.....timing in the pileup is critical, as is tuning off the last station worked...how much depends on the situation, no real set amount.....true tailgating, if done correctly, is a good technique, but I feel has contributed to all the out of turn calling lately.....and thats not tailgating......when a station clearly comes back to SP1ABC, then K5ABC should not be calling, thats just good manners, and probably something their mothers should have taught them.....sounds like you have your macros set, which is another plus......nothing breaks the rhytym of VE3XYZ 599 TU like “Hi my name is Peter and I’m in EN91 runninga TS440 to a Butternut vertical “...... Don AA5AU is an accomplished web author, I havent checked his site, but that would be a good place to start with some DO’s and DONT’s of rtty dxing.....

> On 4/10/2016 2:19:01 PM, Alex, VE3NEA (alshovk at dxatlas.com) wrote:
> > I started chasing DX using RTTY three months ago, after 35 years of 
> > DX'ing CW only. Trying to learn the new mode, I searched the
> Internet for RTTY tutorials, and I found quite a few, but all of them 
> either explained how to set up MMTTY, the software that I do not use, 
> or how to operate in the contests. The only presentation on RTTY 
> DX'ing I could find just told me that I needed two macros, my callsign 
> and "599 TU" - something that I had already figured out myself. How to 
> crack the pileups, how to find the DX listening frequency, how to 
> choose the right time to send your call - none of this was covered in the publications that I could find. I know that many of the subscribers to this list are experienced RTTY DX'ers, even though it is a contesting list, some are even on the Honor Roll - perhaps you guys could share your RTTY DX'ing techniques with those of us who are just making their first steps in this area.
> 
> Having no RTTY-specific skills, I tried to use my CW techniques to 
> crack the RTTY pileups, and this worked, to some extent, but I quickly 
> discovered that there are some important differences between the two 
> modes that needed to be addressed. For examnple, in CW I use QSK to 
> know when the DX
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