[1000mp] RTTY

[Tad Williamson]

This set-up works great.  I have two of Buck's
Rascals.  I got a second one recently because I though
the first one had gone bad.  Turns out it was a
computer problem that reset some of my MMTTY settings.
I have one of the original Rascals that is in a
rectangular black plastic box and the new one is in a
"sexier" formed container.
Mike is right, it's pretty much plug-n-play on an
MP--I'm running a MKV and you hook up the Rascal to
the serial port and sound card on the computer, run
the special MP cable to the radio, set everything up
software-wise adn you are running RTTY.  One thing I
had to do was reverse the RTTY  polarity on the MKV--
It is menu setting 6-1 on the MKV.  I'm still not
clear about why this was but initial I was getting
reports that I was "upside-down" and when I changed
this setting everybody was able to copy me.
Good luck.
73 WF4W, Tad  

--- Mike Brown <k9mi at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> The Rascal by Buck Rogers has a setup where you buy
> the Rascal (about 50 
> bucks I think), then in 1000 MP area (includes Mark
> V, Field) of cables, you 
> can buy a RTTY cable that plugs into the RTTY jack
> on the back of your rig, 
> thus giving you FSK, and you operate by pushing in
> the RTTY button on the 
> front of the rig. You also have a DB 9 that operates
> the PTT, and 2 cables 
> for the sound card. On the original Rig Blaster, I
> don't see how you could 
> run FSK. Maybe on some of the newer, more expensive
> ones you can. Rascal 
> runs about 50 bucks, and another 10 or so for the
> cable. You have to buy a 
> cable anyway for the Rascal, and if you aready are
> setuup in PSK31 and other 
> sound card modes, this gives you FSK, plug and play.
> Was tied up the weekend 
> of Rtty Roundup, which I'm sure was a lot of fun.
> 
> 73, Mike K9MI
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Thomas Tow" <ttow1 at charter.net>
> To: <1000mp at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Monday, January 16, 2006 02:35
> Subject: [1000mp] RTTY
> 
> 
> >I have never done RTTY but some friends have me
> intrigued. On the MK 5,
> > there is a RTTY plug on the back. I ordered a
> rigblaster plus but from
> > looking over the MP manual (after he could not get
> it to work) I found
> > information there that leads me to believe that I
> do not need the
> > rigblaster..Any one doing RTTY with MK5 who could
> shed some light on
> > this...Thanks, 73  Tommy WD4K
> >
>
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