[GreenKeys] RTTY ART?

[Stan Wilson]

Roy when you send the tapes how about recording the AFSK tones at the
same time so the data can be more freely exchanged via the web to
interested.  Maybe some of us can help you figure out how to turn them
into MP3s ?  I am will to try.

We could play the AFSK back through our TUs and generate nice paper
copies which is hard to do on HF that is why so many of us use to do the
rtty art on VHF.

Many of those multi-tapes are truly art work.   

Stan ak0b


-----Original Message-----
From: greenkeys-bounces at mailman.qth.net
[mailto:greenkeys-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Roy Morgan
Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2006 10:21 AM
To: James Tanton; greenkeys at mailman.qth.net
Cc: James Tanton
Subject: Re: [GreenKeys] RTTY ART?

At 10:06 AM 9/27/2006, James Tanton wrote:
>   What ever happened to RTTY Art?

As I understand it, RTTY Art is alive and well, but not widely practiced
or 
shared.

>  That  was one of the main
>reason a lot of Amateur Operators went to RTTY instead of
>SSB, Code, and A.M. Voice QSO's.

I can understand that.  I believe that many originators of RTTY art
spent 
long, presumably happy, hours creating the original tapes.

>   It was fun to copy picture art on the Teletype.  Instead now
>there seams to be only brief QSO's just for contest.  What is your
opinion?

Do not lose the faith.

I have what turns out to be a modest collection of RTTY tapes from the 
estate of W4UBE. I have about 200 tapes total. I understand that at
least 
one member of the list has a couple thousand tapes.

I intend to send at least some of my tapes once I have my RTTY station
set 
up. I  have a commercial duty transmitter (TMC GPT-750) and I expect it
to 
not melt or fade sending even the longest tapes I have.  I'm new to
RTTY, 
and I expect to work out operating procedures and frequencies that don't

bother folks who want to talk. I'm sure I can find a frequency and time
to 
start a 30minute tape that will be agreeable to all.

On another front, there is a computer program that will record our
graphic 
tapes in digits, complete without linefeeds to permit overstrikes.  An 
accompanying library of files also exists.  Is this on RTTY.COM?  Yes,
See:
http://www.rtty.com
and
http://www.rtty.com/gallery/gallery.htm

Bill Blyth3way, K7TTY, has created the program to read the graphics
files, 
and 137 files are available to date.  I expect to add any I have that
are 
not yet included.

The way I see it, we can look forward to a number of things:
- sharing RTTY art over the air, as originally intended
- Having a growing library of recorded files available to play and
archive
- possibly new art will be created, perhaps with scanning and shade 
transformation techniques to remove the tedious and some what skilled 
practice of hand keying every character

I'm frustrated that my station is not yet in operation, but it will be 
eventually, and I plan to play a number of tapes from my new location in

our little valley in rural Virginia.

Note:  I'm still looking for a TMC terminal unit of any sort to complete
an 
all-TMC, RTTY station.

Roy



- Roy Morgan, K1LKY since 1959 - Keep 'em Glowing
13033 Downey Mill Road, Lovettsville, VA 20180
Phone 540-822-5911   Cell 301-928-7794
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