[RTTY] Welcome Back Ray WF1B

[Anthony (N2KI)]

Welcome back Ray! Yes I still have a version in combination with RITTY by
Brian Beezley.  Great to hear your back.

Regards,

Anthony (N2KI)

On Apr 11, 2017 13:46, "Don AA5AU" <aa5au at bellsouth.net> wrote:

> I received email yesterday from Ray Ortgiesen, WF1B, letting me know he is
> back on the air again! Anyone involved in RTTY in the 1990's will already
> be familiar with Ray. For those who don't know Ray, he is the father of
> "modern" computer-based RTTY contesting software. His DOS-based "RTTY by
> WF1B" program was first introduced to the world in the October 1991 edition
> of the RTTY Digital Journal in an article written by Jay, WS7I. Even though
> Jay and Hal (WA7EGA) had been using their own SCOTCHLG RTTY contesting
> program for years, it was RTTY by WF1B that took the RTTY contesting world
> by storm at the 1972 Dayton HAMVENTION.
> For nearly ten years RTTY by WF1B was the choice program of RTTY
> contesters around the world. His program helped launch the wild popularity
> RTTY and RTTY contesting experienced at the start of the 21st century. Many
> of the features we find in WriteLog and N1MM first started in RTTY by WF1B.
> In additions to giving us RTTY by WF1B, Ray was also instrumental in the
> creation of the Amateur Data Interchange Format (ADIF) that we all use
> today. Ray is also a top RTTY contester and one of the nicest guys I've
> ever met.
> Please join me in welcoming Ray back. I can't wait to see his call scroll
> across my screen again. We missed you Ray!
> 73, Don AA5AU
>
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