[GreenKeys] Re: GreenKeys digest, Vol 4 #159

[Elden P Laffoon, Sr.]

Gil, are you "AA5AU"?  I'm the internet SYSOP for the Bolingbrook Node of
the NE IL HF Packet Cluster.  I'm looking at the RTTY loggings on my
monitor screen and the frequencies you've mentioned are being reported by
this Ham.  There's a bunch of RTTY reports tonight!

Just curious.  :)

73's,
Elden P. Laffoon, Sr.  KB9OEX 


> Message: 8
> Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2003 16:13:43 -0700
> To: greenkeys@mailman.qth.net
> From: gil smith <gil@vauxelectronics.com>
> Subject: [GreenKeys] Re: ah-haa, found some rtty!
> 
>  Hey!  I got an ARRL RTTY broadcast on 14.095!  My first reception 
> of clear
> text, which resulted in a BFG (big f'n grin)!
> 
> My freq display actually showed about 14.097;  can they be off that 
> much?
> This is a Kenwood TS-430S, which I presume uses a synthesizer.  Of 
> course
> the reference xtal would be off a bit, not sure how much is typical. 
>  Is
> there a way to run it off of an external reference signal?  Then I 
> could
> use an HP sig gen to keep it exact.
> 
> I went to check the other freqs listed on the schedule, but there 
> was
> nothing there.  Then I returned to 14.095, and it was also gone 
> (about 20
> mins after the hour, so maybe the broadcast was done).  Didn't 
> matter, I
> was a happy camper!
> 
> Then I found some hams chatting, somewhere around 14.088 or so.  
> Lots of
> fun to see -- discussion about some hal tus, so maybe they are even 
> using
> iron.  
> 
> Ahh, made my weekend!  Must be time for a beer.
> 
> thanks to all for your help,
> 
> gil (radio newbie) smith
> 
> 
> 
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