[GreenKeys] RTTY ooperations

[John Becker]

I also have been monitoring  14,075 as well as 7,075 (mark freq)
for a number of years.

At 07:16 PM 9/26/2006, you wrote: (CR-LF added)

>I echo Al's comments.  I have spent a lot of time on 20m (and 15m, 40m and 80m) RTTY
> since the fall of 1972!  First with homebuilt TU's and model 28's from Navy MARS, through 
>Radio Shack Model I's and Color Computers with accompanying software changes (same 
>old TU's on HF, "more modern" single chip TU's on VHF) to the IBM compatible machines 
>of the 80's and today's sound cards.  I still prefer my ST-6000, that I bought new from Hal 
>when I retired in 2004 and the old DOS computer with Hal's DSRTTY program.  I own, or 
>have owned most of the Hal line and continue to use both them inmy "glass station" to
>this day.  I have spent many fun hours talking to Al (as W8HYG, that W8TTY will be hard
>to get used to Al, hi hi) and the rest of the "gray hair" gang that hangs out on the old 
>autostart frequency.  The only other GreenKeyer that I have had the pleasure of QSO'ing
>with several times is Russ, WA3FRP, that is so much help to machine restoration here.
>To shorten a long story, don't lump all us "glass RTTY" people with the contesters. Not 
>all of us practice the "hit and run" tactics of the contesters.  I'll bet Al and I can rag
>chew any of you into the dirt, hi hi.  More often, we send CQ till we tire of it with no
>answer and give up to do other pursuits. Whatever you use, get on the air and join us!!
>73,
>Don, WB5HAK (NNN0BSP)