[GreenKeys] rtty 101

[gil smith]

Hi folks:

You may recall that I know diddly about the radio side of things here, not
being in amateur radio.  Well, on a technical level I know radio to a
certain degree, but certainly not at a practical level for rtty work.

I find myself more interested these days in joining in to receive rtty
broadcasts, and am curious about what might be needed in terms of
equipment.  If I should acquire an rtty demodulator of, say, xyz brand,
what else is required to use it?

First off would be the question of what frequencies might have traffic here
in Arizona.  This leads to the next question of a practical antenna for
reception of said signals.  And then to the receiver needed to tune in said
signals, for driving the demod unit.

The antenna question is of current concern, since I am finishing up a
buiding's roof and want to know if I can mount an antenna up there next to
the dss dish, tv, and aircraft antennas already going up.  I have no
current plans for transmitting, though I would be curious how the antenna
might differ to handle both rx and tx.

thanks,

gil


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