[GreenKeys] Special Halloween Broadcast

[Doug Alderdice]

Yeah, me and my HAL ST-5000 are out.  I have a Dovetron but it isn't 
hooked up.

Neat idea, though.

73,

Doug, KA2WFT

On 10/31/2019 12:56 PM, Duncan Brown wrote:
> Jordan,
> 
> Thanks for setting up this Halloween broadcast, but I'm afraid very few 
> people will be able to copy it due to your unique tone frequencies.
> 
> Many (if not most) AFSK converters utilize fixed frequency filters for 
> demodulation. Even software programs, such as MMTTY, will not copy your 
> 1313/1483 Hz AFSK tones.
> 
> Next time, it would be best to stick to the "standard" 170 Hz shift 
> tones of 2125/2295 Hz.
> 
> Have fun,
> 
> Duncan
> K2OEQ
> 
> On 10/31/2019 12:20, Jordan Spencer Cunningham wrote:
>> A test message will be transmitted at the previously defined address 
>> (http://tty.nerdology.org:8000/livetty) approximately every 15 minutes 
>> from now leading up to the broadcast for you to ensure your equipment 
>> is tuned accordingly. This is new to both you and me, and I'm using an 
>> unusual mark/space frequency. If it was't clear, 1313 was chosen due 
>> to 13's association with all things odd and macabre to keep with the 
>> tradition of the holiday-- just a small detail to enhance today's 
>> experience purely for fun, though I fear it may be causing more angst 
>> than it is worth.
>>
>> I'm glad to receive any feedback to improve future broadcasts as I am 
>> clearly out of my league when it comes to radio and RTTY. And probably 
>> everything else.
>>
>> -
>> Jordan Spencer Cunningham
>> teletype.net <https://teletype.net>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Oct 30, 2019, at 12:49 PM, Jordan Spencer Cunningham wrote:
>>> Correction! Mark frequency will be 1313 *Hz* with a 170 *Hz* shift 
>>> (1483 space). NOT MHz.
>>>
>>> Having worked in IT for years before I started dabbling in AFSK, I 
>>> naturally think in measures of MHz and GHz and absentmindedly used 
>>> MHz here.
>>>
>>> Most of you probably already knew what I meant, but I wanted to be 
>>> clear. Apologies.
>>>
>>> -
>>> Jordan Spencer Cunningham
>>> teletype.net <https://teletype.net>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, Oct 30, 2019, at 9:49 AM, Jordan Spencer Cunningham wrote:
>>>> This Halloween, keep the oil in your machines warm by tuning in to a 
>>>> special news broadcast of astronomically thrilling proportions. It 
>>>> will be an adapted-for-teletype version of the original radio 
>>>> broadcast of /The War of the Worlds /from 1938, 81 years ago 
>>>> today. Tune in at 4:00 PM Mountain Time on October 31, 2019 (tomorrow).
>>>>
>>>> There will be an audio stream in ITTY fashion here 
>>>> <http://tty.nerdology.org:8000/livetty>. Pipe the RTTY audio to your 
>>>> TU/demods and print it out on your heavy metal machines, or use a 
>>>> glass terminal such as fldigi, CocoaModem, or MMTTY. There will also 
>>>> be a live video of my TT-7/FG (U.S. military Model 19) printing the 
>>>> broadcast here <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mw-sWwXLiVA> for 
>>>> anyone who can't receive RTTY but wants to see a heavy metal machine 
>>>> in action.
>>>>
>>>> The broadcast will be between three and four hours long, but there 
>>>> will be breaks of radio silence in between many segments. Therefore, 
>>>> for heavy metal users, it is recommended to use an autostart feature 
>>>> if your equipment supports it.
>>>>
>>>> Mark frequency will appropriately be 1313.00 Mhz, 170 Mhz shift.
>>>>
>>>> Enjoy!
>>>>
>>>> -
>>>> Jordan Spencer Cunningham
>>>> teletype.net <https://teletype.net>