[Elecraft] RTTY

Lynn W. Taylor, WB6UUT KX3 at ColdRocksHotBrooms.com
Mon Mar 13 14:12:57 EDT 2017


... and not a single actual conversation with another human being.

Sad.

73 -- Lynn

On 3/13/2017 11:04 AM, brian wrote:
> This works very well.  K4CIA who never operated RTTY before a few 
> years ago uses only the K3 display and built-in memories to call and 
> work DX.  He has now worked over 300 RTTY countries with the K3 only 
> one finger method.  No computer, sound card or RTTY program used. KISS.
>
> 73 de Brian/K3KO
>
>
> On 3/13/2017 17:26 PM, Ed Muns wrote:
>> For DXpeditions and most contests, using the K3/K3S memories will 
>> send the
>> RTTY at normal 60 WPM speed.  There is no reason to send CW and have the
>> RTTY come out at a slow speed which is rude to the other operator.  
>> All you
>> need is two memories programmed, one with your call sign and the 
>> other with
>> your exchange.
>>
>> Ed W0YK
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of 
>> w7aqk
>> Sent: 12 March, 2017 22:52
>> To: Elecraft Reflector
>> Subject: [Elecraft] RTTY
>>
>> I know this is "old hat" now, especially for serious RTTY buffs 
>> (which I am
>> not!), but every time I work one of these DXpeditions on RTTY, just 
>> using
>> the K3 and CW input, I get a big kick out of it.  I just did that on 40
>> meters with TU7C in the Ivory Coast.  I crank out CW at about 25-30 
>> WPM and
>> the K3 does the rest!  Cool!  I could do this with my KX3 or KX2 if my
>> antennas were better!
>>
>> That's about the only time I venture into the RTTY segment, and I would
>> generally rather just rag chew on CW, but snagging another DXpedition 
>> band
>> slot this way is fun.  It sure beats the heck out of the way I had to 
>> do it
>> in the Army eons ago, with those model 21's, or whatever the 
>> nomenclature
>> was--I've forgotten now.  That was in an AN/GRC-26 van, with a 
>> BC-610, an
>> R390, and a rack panel filled with other stuff.  It sure got hot inside
>> those vans!!!!  With the K3, I can do it all on a TV tray!
>>
>> Dave W7AQK
>>
>>
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