[GreenKeys] About a "Straight Key Night" for RTTY

[Jeff Stai]

I would certainly promote this to the general RTTY community. I would even
implore QST to post a special announcement. And I think they might.

Maybe we do a couple test runs sometime soon, and pick a date or dates.

73 jeff wk6i

On Thu, Oct 25, 2018 at 4:09 PM Wa3frp <wa3frp at aol.com> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> A couple of thoughts...
>
> I'm not sure how many of the folks on Greenkeys are licensed Amateur radio
> Operators with the capability to get on-the-air.
>
> If we want to get traction for this type of event, I suggest that we have
> monthly sessions to build support and learn by doing.
>
> Thanks 73
>
> Russ - WA3FRP
> wa3frp at aol.com
> i-Telex 834328 WUTMPAM CHIL
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jim Haynes <jhhaynes at earthlink.net>
> To: Jeff Stai <wk6i.jeff at gmail.com>
> Cc: greenkeys <greenkeys at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Wed, Oct 24, 2018 9:11 pm
> Subject: Re: [GreenKeys] About a "Straight Key Night" for RTTY
>
> Long time ago I was trying to stir up a "Green Key Night" for RTTYers.
> Not a contest, no rules, but use mechanical TTY if you can, and use
> 850 Hz shift if you can and care to and have fun.  I tried to have it
> on Feb 23rd which is the anniversary of the date the FCC first allowed
> hams to use FSK on the HF bands.  Got very little participation - maybe
> I should have tried for a weekend instead.  I felt like Linus in Peanuts
> going house to house trying to tell people about the Great Pumpkin.
>
> Jim W6JVE
>
>
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