[RTTY] RTTY DX'ing tutorial

[Art (K5FNQ)]

Alex - good idea for using the waterfall display for just that. Thanks
I have a few other suggestions that I will try the next dx split RTTY 
operation

Art K5FNQ

On 4/11/2016 08:44, Alex, VE3NEA wrote:
> Thank you to everyone who shared their pileup cracking techniques with 
> the group. I do not have a second receiver in my radio, so until I 
> find a better method (or write better software), I just use a 
> SoftRock-based waterfall display to find the frequency where the DX OP 
> is listening. I look for a signal trace that starts right after the 
> end of the RST message sent by DX. Usually there is more than one such 
> message, so I also look at the trace end, it should align with the 
> start of DX's "TU-QRZ" message. If there are still multiple signals 
> that match both requirements, the final test is to check that the 
> signal disappears after the end of the QSO. If it is still there after 
> "TU-QRZ", then this is an out-of-turn caller and not the one who was 
> in the QSO.
>
> This method is not ideal, I am able to find the DX listening frequency 
> in about 1 QSO out of 5, while in CW I know the right frequency in 90% 
> cases (I just read Morse code off the waterfall). Despite its modest 
> efficiency, this method helped me to work in RTTY all recent 
> expeditions that I was able to hear, except K5P. I used the waterfall 
> display in CW Skimmer just because I was used to it, I believe any 
> other waterfall would work.
>
> 73 Alex VE3NEA
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