[GreenKeys] Real RTTY

[Ralph Mowery]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "valerie zeiser" <hunybuny at m2404txp.nsr.hp.com>
To: <greenkeys at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, February 25, 2005 10:42 AM
Subject: Re: [GreenKeys] Real RTTY


> I'm enjoying this thread, as with most, but this comment
> really struck me!
>
> As so much of the activity is now computer generated,
> I wonder why we don't hear ASCII transmissions.
>
> Anything that can send BAUDOT can send ASCII (AFA computers
> go), and since most (OK - MANY) of the appliance operators
> using computers have never seen a Teletype machine, or have
> any idea what 5-level code is I would expect to see 8-level.
>
> Unless, of course, the plug & play generation didn't bother
> to RTFM and see that when they point & click "RTTY" that
> they can make it do something other than ITA#2...
>
>                    :-)
>
> 73,
> W6ESE - tonyp

One reason ASCII is not used over the radio was it was not very good copy.
Many hams can not type  at 60 wpm and over while thinking of something to
talk about anyway .  Even 100 wpm Baudot was not as good of copy as the 60
wpm speed.  I think the old model 33 ascii teletype was 110 baud ascii.
That would be even worse for on the air copy.

de KU4PT