[GreenKeys] RTTY contest this weekend

[Ron Kolarik]

I'll be in the contest this weekend and probably run the Hell club
sprint before that. I'll be using my Flex 5K SDR and "glass", try finding
a real Hellschrieber to run Hell....I would love to find one of these at
less than astronomical prices, "collectible" sends things out of sight.
Lee is right, there aren't enough machines to go around and by
the way the only reason RTTY as a mode still exists are the contests.

Now for all the guys bemoaning the lack of "steam TTY" activity I
proposed a solution a while back. Pick a frequency on each band and
designate it as a calling frequency for machine RTTY, no nets, autostart
or anything else weird. It should just be a place where you can put out 
a call and maybe get a ragchew or a roundtable going with other 
machine operators. If some of the "glass" guys drop in it would be good
to conduct an informal bit of training on the use of CR/LF and other things,
Please be polite though, I've had enough of the OF syndrome on other
modes to cause me to not work them anymore.....example "it ain't
real radio if it's not cw".

Ron
K0IDT

 
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lee Mushel" <herbert3 at centurytel.net>
To: <epvgk at limpoc.com>; "Jeffrey D Angus" <jdangus at att.net>
Cc: <greenkeys at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, July 20, 2012 5:38 PM
Subject: Re: [GreenKeys] RTTY contest this weekend


> Well, Jeff, you're right!   We shouldn't be so hard on people with glass 
> machines.   I think most of us realize that there simply aren't enough metal 
> machines in existence to satisfy a demand.   And our reaction to this 
> situation should really be pity.   Most of today's RTTY enthusiasts will 
> never be able to experience the thrill of watching the antics that take 
> place in a "real" machine.   I also have a parallel situation where software 
> defined radio is concerned.   I used to make the mistake of saying that SDR 
> was "good" and enjoyable.   But after a while I got tired of fending off the 
> tons of poop and big rocks that rained down on my head every time I made 
> such a statement.   But I still feel guilty at being able to enjoy that 
> aspect of ham radio knowing full well that a lot of other radio amateurs are 
> simply missing something good and I wish they wouldn't be so adamant at 
> insisting that there is no place for a computer in the ham shack!
> 
> 73
> 
> Lee  K9WRU