[GreenKeys] on-off radio teletype (not FSK)

[Dave Horsfall]

On Sat, 17 Feb 2018, tony.podrasky wrote:

> I had several times when I'd go on a dead spot, send some RYs and then 
> find a guy chucking carriers on the frequency. When I moved in either 
> direction, he'd more there too.

Gadzooks...  Sounds like when I was into packet radio[*] some years back.

Totally new mode, and the ignorant thought it was some secret comms or 
other because they couldn't decode it, so they jammed it.  When it got its 
own sub-band, a BBS etc was still jammed because it was on someone's 
private frequency (and they were there first, so they owned it).

Sound familiar?

[*]
Got my licence in 1983 (I know, I'm only a baby here, despite now being 
65) and being a programmer I got right into (glass) RTTY and had fun.  I 
then confess to deserting to packet radio when it was introduced, but 
apart from some TCP/IP activity it's still pretty much FidoNet over radio, 
so I gave it up.  So here I am, kibitzing on RTTY until I get some RF gear 
again (mostly lost in a house move - long story).

-- 
Dave Horsfall DTM (VK2KFU)  "Those who don't understand security will suffer."