[GreenKeys] Listening....

[Nick England]

Is the Midwest RTTY net still active?
Midwest RTTY Net
Sunday - Friday at 8:30pm Central
Frequency: 3587 KHz
There are also ARRL bulletins
http://www.arrl.org/digital-transmissions


On Sun, Mar 26, 2017 at 5:18 PM Jim <jim at w1jt.net> wrote:

> Hello, everyone,
>
> I'm Jim W1JT located just south of Boston MA.
>
> At one time I had 4 model 28's setup in my shack, each was tuned to a
> different receiver and I would monitor Reuters, AP, Tass and UPI
> generally.   I had them all setup with AutoStart of course.   it was fun to
> see and hear them start up when a bulletin was coming across.   I remember
> when Anwar Sadat was shot, the machines were going crazy!
>
> As a ham I would also often get on 20 meters or some other frequency and
> have long rag chews on my 28 with many friends.
>
> A number of years ago I got tired of RTTY and got rid of my machines.
>
> Well, about 6 months ago I came across one in an old barn, haggled for it
> and dragged it home.   I've now got it up and running and it's working
> great.
>
> What I'm finding however is that there's not much to listen to.
>
> It seems the RTTY hams now just do quick "599 thanks for contact 73" type
> of QSO's, there seems to be no more news coming from anywhere...in short
> things seem very quiet.
>
> I did find WLO in Mobile AL and they broadcast weather reports and other
> reports of interest on 8.472 MHZ.   It's fun for a while but I'm hoping for
> more.
>
> Other then that, I'm not really hearing much.   Oh I am aware of ITTY and
> it's great, but I'm looking for stuff to listen to on the radio.
>
> So, what are you folks doing with your machines?
>
> Thanks and 73
> Jim W1JT
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Nick England K4NYW
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