[Elecraft] VP6DX RTTY QSOs on the K3 -- without a computer

[Tom Hammond]

Hi Dave:

The 'baud rate' is always that user for RTTY( 45.45 bauds), BUT the RATE at
which the characters are actually SENT depends upon how fast you can send
them to the K3 using the internal keyer...

If you send CW at 20 WPM to the K3, then each character will be sent at 45.45
baud, but there will be a lot of dead space between each sent character. If you
send CW to the K3 at, say 40 WPM, the characters will still go out at 45.45
bauds, but there'll be less dead time between them...

RTTY sent from MEMORY is converted into RTTY at a character speed somewhat less
that 'full RTTY character speed' because of the conversion process required to
generate the RTTY, but it's probably faster than most of us can (accurately)
send CW by hand via a keyer.

73,

Tom Hammond   N0SS

At 19:45 02/14/2008, T. David Yarnes wrote:
>Hopefully you won't think I "cheated", but I put a message in one of 
>the memory cells  to use for calling.  Working a pile-up can get a 
>bit tiresome sending by hand all the time. So I put "DE W7AQK W7AQK 
>W7AQK K K K"  in memory to do my calling.  Then when VP6DX came back 
>(after several tries) I retuned using the paddle.  I guess you could 
>even put the sig report response in a memory, but I chose not to.
>
>But I have a question!  At what baud rate does a message come out of 
>memory on RTTY?  On CW its at the rate you have your keyer set.  So, 
>should I turn the speed up on RTTY?
>
>Dave W7AQK
>
>
>----- Original Message ----- From: "wayne burdick" <n6kr at elecraft.com>
>To: "Elecraft Reflector" <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
>Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2008 6:30 PM
>Subject: [Elecraft] VP6DX RTTY QSOs on the K3 -- without a computer
>
>
>>Several of us have worked Dulcie Island (VP6DX -- seven K3s!) in 
>>RTTY mode using the K3's CW-to-RTTY feature. This would be an 
>>auspicious occasion to give it a try, if you haven't already. It's 
>>quiet easy to do, as explained in one of our Operating Tips. See:
>>
>>    http://www.elecraft.com/K3/k3_operating_tips.htm
>>
>>73,
>>Wayne
>>N6KR
>>
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