[GreenKeys] RE: The Irv Hoff, W6FFC Memorial Autostart Net is Live !!!

Mon May 10 17:38:33 EDT 2004

Hi Eric, 

Thanks for the kind words.  I really appreciate your help on getting our
protocols down and accurate to way things were done.  That is part of
the charm of this net and mechanical machines as well.  Preserving what
has been and what worked wonderfully for so many years.  I have updated
my QBF file as well as all the other files.  I enclose them below for
your perusal.

The "%W" character initiates 12 (ltrs) characters on my set up here and
it is followed by 5 spaces on the start up of each message.  Also "<"
stands for a single (LTRS) char as well

Best regards and thanks for the help -- Roy, K4EEG

%W     

<<ZCZC DE K4EEG
CQ CQ CQ CQ THE IRV HOFF, W6FFC MEMORIAL AUTOSTART NET DE K4EEG K4EEG
CQ CQ CQ CQ THE IRV HOFF, W6FFC MEMORIAL AUTOSTART NET DE K4EEG K4EEG
CQ CQ CQ CQ THE IRV HOFF, W6FFC MEMORIAL AUTOSTART NET DE K4EEG K4EEG
CQ CQ CQ CQ THE IRV HOFF, W6FFC MEMORIAL AUTOSTART NET DE K4EEG K4EEG
CQ CQ CQ CQ THE IRV HOFF, W6FFC MEMORIAL AUTOSTART NET DE K4EEG K4EEG
CQ CQ CQ CQ THE IRV HOFF, W6FFC MEMORIAL AUTOSTART NET DE K4EEG K4EEG
CQ CQ CQ CQ THE IRV HOFF, W6FFC MEMORIAL AUTOSTART NET DE K4EEG K4EEG<<

NNNN%w

%W     

<<ZCZC

THE "IRV HOFF, W6FFC MEMORIAL AUTOSTART NET", AKA "HOFFNET",
IS A NON-DIRECTED NET OPERATING ON A FREQUENCY OF 
10.137300 MHZ (MARK) AND 10.137130 MHZ (SPACE), 170 HZ SHIFT
FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROMOTING THE USE OF MECHANICAL TELETYPE
EQUIPMENT IN AMATEUR RADIO USING RADIO TELETYPE.

NET OPERATIONS ARE INFORMAL AND ALL INTERESTED STATIONS ARE
ENCOURAGED TO JOIN IN, LEAVE MESSAGES, OR RAG CHEW. tHIS 
FREQUENCY IS CONTINUOUSLY MONITORED.

STATIONS WISHING TO PARTICIPATE SHOULD ZERO BEAT THIS 
STATION'S MARK FREQUENCY OF 10.137300 MHZ AND SET SHIFT
FOR 170 HZ,NORMAL POLARITY.

ALL STATIONS, REGARDLESS OF TYPE OF EQUIPMENT ARE WELCOME.
THIS NET ENCOURAGES AND PROMOTES THE USE OF MECHANICAL
TELETYPE EQUIPMENT. TO ACCOMODATE TELETYPE MACHINES OF
VARRIOUS VINTAGE, ALL PARTICIPANTS ARE REQUESTED TO END
EACH LINE OF TRANSMITTED TEXT WITH THE SEQUENCE:

(CR)(CR)(LF)(LTRS)(LTRS) OR (CR)(CR)(LF)(FIGS)(FIGS) 

ALL TRANSMISSIONS SHOULD BEGIN WITH:

     "12 (LTRS) 5 (SPACES) (CR)(CR)(LF)(LTRS)(LTRS)"

AND ALL TRANSMISSIONS SHOULD END WITH:

    "(LTRS)(CR)(CR)(LF)(LF)(LF)(LF) NNNN 12 (LTRS)"

--------------------------------------------------

        SELECTIVE CALLING (SELCAL) PROCEEDURES

SOME STATIONS ON THIS NET IMPLEMENT SELECTIVE CALLING
PROCEDURES.  FOR COMPATABILITY, SELCAL TRANSMISSIONS OF
THE FOLLOWING FORMAT ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED:

TO CALL A STATION:

"12 (LTRS)  5 (SPACES) (CR)(CR)(LF) AND 2 (LTRS) OR
2 (FIGS) AS APPROPRIATE  (SLECTIVE CALLING SEQUENCE -
SEE BELOW) (CR)(CR) (LF) 
-----TEXT OF MESSAGE-----
(LTRS)(LTRS) (CR)(CR) (LF)(LF)(LF)(LF) NNNN 12 (LTRS)"

THE SELECTIVE CALLING (SELCAL) SEQUENCE IS ONE OR MORE
STATION SELECTION CODES SEPARATED BY SPACES, FOLLOWED
BY "DE" AND YOUR FULL CALLLSIGN.  THE STATION SELECTION
CODE IS THE LAST FIVE CARACTERS OF THE CALLSIGN OF THE 
DESIRED RECIPIENT.  FOR EXAMPLE, TO SEND A MESSAGE TO
THIS STATION FROM K3NA, THE MESSAGE WOULD BEGIN:

12 (LTRS)  5 (SPACES) (CR)(CR)(LF)(FIGS)(FIGS)
4EEG DE K3NA (CR)(CR)(LF)(LTRS)(LTRS)
--TEXT OF MESSAGE--
K4EEG DE K3NA (LTRS)(LTRS)(CR)(CR) 4 (LF) NNNN 12 (LTRS)

TO SEND A MESSAGE THAT WILL BE RECEIVED BY ALL STATIONS
USE ZCZC AS THE STATIONS SELECTION CODE:

12 (LTRS)  5  (SPACES)  CR CR (LF) (LTRS)(LTRS)
ZCZC DE K4EEG (CR)(CR)(LF) (LTRS)(LTRS)
--TEXT OF MESSAGE--
DE K4EEG
(LTRS)(LTRS) (CR)(CR)  4 (LF)  NNNN  12 (LTRS)

THIS NET IS A MEMORIAL TO IRV HOFF, W6FFC (SK) WHO MADE
MAJOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE ART AND SCIENCE OF RADIO TELETYPE
THROUGH HIS MANY ARTICLES IN QST AND THE RTTY JOURNAL.
HE HELPED HUNDREDS OF AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS GET A START
IN RADIO TELETYPE AND DESIGNED THE LEADING EQUIPMENT OF 
HIS DAY, MUCH OF WHICH REMAINS IN USE TODAY. IRV WAS A
MAJOR PROPONENT OF THE USE OF MECHANICAL TELETYPE EQUIPMENT
IN AMATEUR RADIO AND IS REMEBERED FOR HIS CONTRIBUTIONS TO
THE PRESERVATION OF MECHANICAL TELETYPE EQUIPMENT AND ITS USE.

ALL STATIONS WISHING TO PARTICIPATE PLEASE CALL NOW. 

DE K4EEG K4EEG, ROY IN BIRMINGHAM, AL (NET COORDINATOR)

NNNN%W

%w     

THE QUICK BROWN FOX JUMPS OVER THE LAZY DOG 1234567890
THE QUICK BROWN FOX JUMPS OVER THE LAZY DOG 1234567890
RYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRY

THE QUICK BROWN FOX JUMPS OVER THE LAZY DOG 1234567890
THE QUICK BROWN FOX JUMPS OVER THE LAZY DOG 1234567890
RYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRY

THE QUICK BROWN FOX JUMPS OVER THE LAZY DOG 1234567890
THE QUICK BROWN FOX JUMPS OVER THE LAZY DOG 1234567890
RYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRY

THE QUICK BROWN FOX JUMPS OVER THE LAZY DOG 1234567890
THE QUICK BROWN FOX JUMPS OVER THE LAZY DOG 1234567890
RYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRY

DE K4EEG K4EEG, ROY IN BIRMINGHAM, AL TESTING

NNNN%W 

-----Original Message-----
From: Eric Scace K3NA [mailto:eric at k3na.org] 
Sent: Monday, May 10, 2004 7:25 AM
To: Roy Norris
Subject: RE: The Irv Hoff, W6FFC Memorial Autostart Net is Live !!!

Hi Roy --

   Great job in taking the initiative and getting this net actually
rolling on the air!  It's wonderful to see an idea come to
fruition.

   You might be interested to learn that the standard English TTY test
sentence is:
      THE QUICK BROWN FOX JUMPS OVER THE LAZY DOG 1234567890
The apostrophe, "S", and the word "BACK" are all unnecessary to test all
the printing letters case characters.  The order of numbers
ends with zero, rather than starting with zero, simply for the
convenience of the typist.

   Again, thanks for getting this running.  Hope to print you soon.

-- Eric K3NA

-----Original Message-----
From: Roy Norris [mailto:Rnorris at charter.net]
Sent: 2004 May 8 09:43
To: greenkeys at mailman.qth.net
Cc: wa2hwj at att.net; Bill Henry; Bob Camp; Don and Diana Cunningham; Don
Robert House; Eric Scace K3NA; Gary Chatters; George B.
Hutchison w7tty; gil smith; JerryL; jhaynes at alumni.uark.edu; John
Parker-KE4GR; Richard Gillingham
Subject: The Irv Hoff, W6FFC Memorial Autostart Net is Live !!!

The Irv Hoff, W6FFC Memorial Autostart Net,  aka "HoffNet"  went live
this morning (Saturday) at 6:30 AM CDT on137.300 Mhz Mark,
137130 Space (170 Shift)

The frequencies have been set and checked with a 2 Ghz counter and I
believe they are correct.

I was not able to get things running on Friday as originally planned due
to equipment trouble.but that has been resolved now.

I will be transmitting today every 15 minutes with the following
messages:

CQ CQ CQ CQ CQ THE IRV HOFF, W6FFC MEMORIAL AUTOSTART NET DE K4EEG K4EEG

And:

THE QUICK BROWN FOX JUMPS OVER THE LAZY DOG'S BACK 0123456789 DE K4EEG,
ROY IN BIRMINGHAM, AL
THE QUICK BROWN FOX JUMPS OVER THE LAZY DOG'S BACK 0123456789 DE K4EEG,
ROY IN BIRMINGHAM, AL
RYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRY

If you hear my signal, please either drop me an email
(Rnorris at charter.net)  or post a signal report on GreenKeys.  If you
have
transmit capability, please call me at the end of one of the transmit
sequences.

Lets get this thing rolling and have some fun !!

Best regards - Roy Norris, K4EEG