[GreenKeys] Special Halloween Broadcast

Thu Oct 31 14:49:47 EDT 2019

Those of you who aren't able to demod 1313, please stand by. Even with the limited time I have, I should be able to set up a separate stream for the "standard" frequencies. I don't want to cancel 1313 since some are already tuned in to that.
-
Jordan Spencer Cunningham
teletype.net

On Thu, Oct 31, 2019, at 11:51 AM, Doug Alderdice wrote:
> 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>
> 
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