[WriteLog] Using the Sound Card

[WA9ALS - John]

You will get a lot of info about this subject.  I don't have much time right
now, but the top gun right now is MMTTY - a free program that interfaces
with WriteLog and can be made to work with DX4WIN also.  RITTY is a DOS
program that's expensive and requires a legacy Soundblaster 16 ISA card, or
possibly one of a very few others.  IOW - MMTTY is the best reasonable
program available.  This is a general statement, but most would agree.  Some
contesters actually use dual decoders - MMTTY and something like the DXP38,
PK232, or the KAM because once in awhile the "other" decoder will actually
pick up something your main one missed - rare though.  MMTTY has a good
tuning aid, as well as automatic tuning, ie AFC.

Most would agree that MMTTY prints better than WriteLog's WinRTTY program -
especially for very weak and/or polar fluttery signals.  Mail me offline if
you want to discuss it further - I'm at work right now.  73

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Larry Alkoff" <labradley at mindspring.com>
To: "Phil Duff" <na4m at arrl.net>; "WA9ALS - John" <wa9als at starband.net>;
<writelog at contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, August 18, 2003 4:06 PM
Subject: Re: [WriteLog] Using the Sound Card


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> On Mon, 18 Aug 2003 15:28:55 -0500, WA9ALS - John wrote:
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> >Good questions - With the right software, even a "truly awful" soundcard
> >will print RTTY that you can't even hear.  Maybe with the SC we can print
> >stations that aren't even operating!  HI  Just kidding - looks like a
good
> >soundcard choice.
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> John can you give a few examples of the "right software".
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> How does DX4Win and WriteLog stack up?
> Is there any software with a good on-screen tuning aid to zero in on an
rtry sig?
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> I'm using a KAM Plus but it's quite hard to tune in rtty by watching the
lights.
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> Larry N2LA
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> Larry Alkoff N2LA - Austin TX
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