[UK-CONTEST] PSK & RTTY

[Tom Wylie]

Download MMTY 1.65  free from the web and run it in Contest MODE.   Its dead 
simple and you can program up to 12 buttons, but IMHO you will only need 
around 4.

Wil give you and ADIF output which can be converted.....  Simple software to 
wet your feet, but effective.

GL in test - I have no 80m antenna.

73 de tom
GM4FDM
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ian White GM3SEK" <gm3sek at ifwtech.co.uk>
To: <uk-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, February 12, 2007 8:50 PM
Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] PSK & RTTY


> John Muzyka wrote:
>>Hi All
>>Can someone point me in the right direction, I am going to attempt the
>>DATA mode section of the 80CC on Wed's (if these strong winds dont
>>appear as promised).
>>With me being a CW man I know not a thing about exchanges etc in PSK
>>and RTTY, does anyone have a nice web site that I can visit that will
>>enlighten me as to the "correct " protocol to be used (might even get
>>to like it!) otherwise the people on Wed's will get a CW exchange!!
>
> www.rttycontesting.com - AA5AU's excellent tutorials and macro examples.
> He knows exactly what he's doing, and explains exactly why.
>
> Having got RTTY functioning, the next tricky bit is to set up the
> keyboard macros. This is something of an art, because the shortest
> messages don't necessarily get you the highest rate. The aim is to be
> prepared for most eventualities.
>
> The examples that AA5AU gives are be WriteLog-based, so if you have WL
> you can follow them exactly. The RSGB CC exchange is serial-only, so you
> can use the WPXRTTY macros (just change the contest name).
>
> If you have N1MM (www.n1mm.com) the macro syntax is a bit different from
> WL, but the following should do. No point in explaining every detail,
> but every detail matters, so just copy and paste it into a blank ascii
> file called RSGBDATA.mc and save it in the N1MM directory.
>
> F1 CQ,{TX}{ENTER}CQ CC DE * * CQ {ENTER}{RX}
> F2 Exch,{TX}599 # # {RX}
> F3 TU,{TX}{ENTER}! TU DE * CQ {ENTER}{RX}
> F4 MyCall,{TX}{ENTER}DE * {RX}
> F5 HisCall,{TX}{ENTER}!
> F6 Nr?,{TX}{ENTER}! NR? NR? {RX}
> F7 Agn,{TX}{ENTER}! AGN AGN {RX}
> F8 MyC x2,{TX}{ENTER}DE * * {RX}
> F9,-
> F10 Nr is,{TX} # # # # # {RX}
> F11 QRZ,{TX}{ENTER}QRZ? QRZ? DE * {RX}
> F12,-
> F1 CQ run,{RUN}{TX}{ENTER}CQ CC DE * * CQ {ENTER}{RX}
> F2 Exch,{TX}{ENTER}! DE * TU 599 # # {ENTER} {RX}
> F3 TU (opt),{TX}{ENTER}TU 73 {RX}
> F4 MyCall,{TX}{ENTER}* * {RX}
> F5 HisCall,{TX}{ENTER}! {RX}
> F6 Nr?,{TX}{ENTER}NR? NR? {RX}
> F7 Agn,{TX}{ENTER}AGN AGN {RX}
> F8 MyC x1,{TX}{ENTER}* {RX}
> F9,-
> F10 Nr is,{TX} # # # # # {RX}
> F11,-
> F12,-
>
> Assuming you already know how to set up a contest in N1MM, pick up this
> macro file on the Associate tab. Don't forget to type 001 (nothing more,
> nothing less) in the Sent Exchange field.
>
> I don't know how much WL has come on in recent years, but RTTY in N1MM
> is really smooth these days. Left-click pops the callsigns and serials
> into the exchange box (they know where to go) and right-click does ESM.
>
>
> However, Monday evening is a bit tight to prepare for Wednesday, so
> maybe you should think of this month as your shakedown!
>
>
>
> -- 
>
> 73 from Ian GM3SEK
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