[Elecraft] RTTY for SOTA?

[Michael Walker]

Wayne

I think doing RTTY is a good idea.  Speaking from someone who used to own a
Model 15 with Tube Terminal Unit!  :)

I still do RTTY today.

Mike va3mw


On Mon, Aug 17, 2020 at 9:27 PM Wayne Burdick <n6kr at elecraft.com> wrote:

> No, this is not a trick question :)  And yes, I'm aware that most data
> mode operation uses computer based modes like FT8 and JS9call these days.
> But read on.
>
> Of all the data modes available to ultralight adventures, RTTY is the
> easiest to use, for three reasons -- assuming you have a KX3 or KX2:
>
> - it's easy to tune in mark/space tones using the CWT display on the rig's
> LCD
>
> - text decode appears immediately on the VFO B display -- no other gear
> required
>
> - paddle-sent CW gets converted to RTTY while in FSK-D mode
>
> - no need for a computer, smartphone, etc. to do demodulation
>
> The K3/K3S, KX3, and KX2 all have these RTTY and PSK modes built-in, at
> multiple baud rates.
>
> I've made hundreds of Field Day and contest QSOs using RTTY on Elecraft
> rigs, but I was wondering...has anyone tried RTTY on a SOTA outing?
>
> If someone would like to experiment with this on a sked, I'd be happy to
> give it a go.
>
> I also have the vague notion that slower, nonstandard RTTY might be fun to
> experiment with to improve SNR and reduce bit error rate during fading.
> Thoughts on this topic would be welcome. It would be easy to add such a
> mode to our KX line.
>
> 73,
> Wayne
> N6KR
>
>
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