[RTTY] Dayton Hamvention RTTY Contest Forum

[G3YYD]

When contesting I use foam ear plugs then headphones. This means I can have
a much lower audio level in the ears. It also reduces the external noise
from the cooling fans on the amplifiers relative to the signal being heard.
I find this method means I can operate for longer as fatigue is lower.

73 David G3YYD

-----Original Message-----
From: RTTY [mailto:rtty-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Ed Muns
Sent: 24 March 2016 20:22
To: 'John Merrill'
Cc: 'RTTY Reflector'
Subject: Re: [RTTY] Dayton Hamvention RTTY Contest Forum

My primary reason for using low tones is that they are less stressful to
listen to and much less fatiguing over a long contest period.

For the same reason (less fatigue), I reduce the headphone level because all
my ears need to know is the presence or absence of a signal.  This also
makes it more practical to disable AGC in RTTY mode because there is less
danger in loud signals hurting one's ears.

Ed W0YK
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John N1JM wrote:

Low tones?? Why?

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