[DX] DX RTTY on 10 Meters?

DrPepper [email protected]
Sun, 07 Apr 2002 12:26:27 -0700


Thank you, , ,

That's what I was lookin' for :-)
--
Dr Pepper aka WB6GKI
in the High Desert of California.
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Dave Henderson wrote:

> Most of the 10M RTTY stuff is between 28080 and 28100
> PSK31 guys hang out around 28120
>
> At 10:45 AM 4/7/02 -0700, DrPepper wrote:
> >Thanx, Don, , ,
> >
> >But what I was asking (in my typically sarcastic way, , ) was what
> >FREQUENCY is
> >used on ten meters for digital stuff??
> >I just today became digital capable, , , And it's been forty years since I did
> >any RTTY, so I'm a little behind times.
> >I just got a RigBlaster, , , and after the usual hassle setting it up, I
> >got it
> >working OK. I have just finished three qso's on 20, on PSK31, so I'm off and
> >running (well, at least walking slowly, , , nyuk, nyuk, nyuk, , ,, ) Since I
> >consider myself a newbie at this, I need all the help I can get, , , ,
> >
> >Thanx & 73 de Ron, WB6GKI
> >
> >--
> >Dr Pepper aka WB6GKI
> >in the High Desert of California.
> >Check out my LIVE Hamshack Cam at:
> >http://www1.iwvisp.com/DrPepper/ham/ham.htm
> >==================================
> >
> >Don W5FKX wrote:
> >
> > > Chuck -
> > > The answer to your question is that there is quite a bit of activity and
> > > PLENTY of great DX that shows up on 10m RTTY (and other bands as well). A
> > > quick perusal of my log for the last 18 months or so turned up these on 10m
> > > RTTY: D68C, EM1HO, 3D2CI (Conway Reef), SV9/W4WX, 4K5CW, ER6A, PW0T
> > > (Trindade Is), 3C1AG, K5K (Kingman Reef), 5V7VJ, PW0S (P&P Rocks) to list
> > > only a few of the interesting ones.
> > >
> > > As for 10m PSK31, in the same time frame, I found EA8BIB, YL2GKB, BV8BC,
> > > MI0BPB, YO5TP, ZS1AK, SV1DVY,FK8GX,FG5GI,5B4JE,ER1BF, 5C8M (Morocco),
> > ES3BR,
> > > OD5IU, SV5BYP, 5W1SA, not to mention numerous Europeans, S. Am, and Asian
> > > stations.
> > >
> > > Whenever you're tuning for PSK and hear stations, it is also reasonable to
> > > listen for RTTY as well. Even if the band seems quiet, try a RTTY CQ
> > and see
> > > what happens.
> > >
> > > GL es 73,
> > > Don W5FKX
> > >
> > > chuck K8CPA wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hi guys,
> > > >
> > > > I've been doing alot of DX on psk31 on 10 meters, my question is, does
> > > > anyone do RTTY on 10 anymore? heard nothing in the place where rtty is
> > > > supposed to be on 10...
> > > >
> > > > 73
> > > >
> > > > -Chuck K8CPA
> > > > [email protected]
> > > > web: http://mywebpages.comcast.net/K8CPA