[GreenKeys] RTTY QSO

[Don Cunningham]

Keep me in the loop, Nick and I'll try to work you two some time.  I can 
make the ST-8000 go to 850 shift, and I'll give it a shot soon.

Sorry I didn't send my first message to the list, I have to remember to 
do that each time, and I failed the first time.  Anyway, I'll start 
listening once in a while to 20M too, around 14.080 and up some, but 
unless we set up a sked there, I likely won't transmit much.  I am 
working on a Drake L4B as my RTTY amp, and it isn't finished quite yet.
73,
Don, WB5HAK

On 12/22/2020 8:32 PM, Nick England wrote:
> Well, name a time and freq and we can just start hanging out and 
> giving it a try.
> We regularly get people from MI to FL on our 40m 850 shift RATT net.
>
> A couple of weeks ago I had a very nice long solid QSO on 20m with 
> Gary WA6MEM in Palos Verdes. It was Saturday around 1800-2000Z when we 
> were both hanging around to see if the USS Iowa gang would come on. So 
> I now know for sure that NC to LA is possible (and that my 60 year old 
> Navy gear will hold up to rag chewing).
>
> This evening I set a short distance record. I’ve been resurrecting a 
> T-827J/URT exciter and once I got it working I tested 40m RTTY 
> transmission from one side of the room to the other. Solid QBF copy at 
> 500mw into a 50 ohm resistor.
>
> Radio really is magic. Especially with mechanical marvels like 
> teletypes in the loop.
>
> Cheers
> Nick K4NYW
>
> On Tue, Dec 22, 2020 at 8:17 PM William Wuttke <wcwuttke at att.net 
> <mailto:wcwuttke at att.net>> wrote:
>
>     I find exactly the same situation here on the west coast. The MRCG
>     Clatternet west has been quiet for the last few weeks.
>     Propagation seems to be getting a bit better lately - I regularly
>     hit RBN skimmers in PA & New England. It’s funny that
>     I can work 30-40 states using RTTY during a contest over a
>     weekend, but virtually zero otherwise. I’ve seen a couple of
>     newcomers (newer than me) to the group expressing interest in
>     getting their machines on the air. Maybe we could get a list
>     together. I’d like to see a Greenkeyers chat sked.
>
>     Bill
>     KE3BK
>
>>     On Dec 22, 2020, at 4:56 PM, Nick England <navy.radio at gmail.com
>>     <mailto:navy.radio at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>
>>     I am pretty new to RTTY and have rarely copied a “QSO” lasting
>>     more than 10 seconds. Things seem dead except for contests.
>>     The only exception I know is that there are 4-7 of us who get on
>>     7087 Saturday (roughly 1345-1445Z) running 850 shift military
>>     gear. Are there other RTTY gathering places/times? or would
>>     someone like to set up a sched for greenkeyers chat?
>>     73,
>>     Nick K4NYW in North Carolina
>>
>>
>>     On Tue, Dec 22, 2020 at 6:11 PM Don Cunningham
>>     <donc at martineer.net <mailto:donc at martineer.net>> wrote
>>
>>       Having fun is the main thing.  I sure wish more "old time" RTTY
>>     rag chewers would get on the HF bands more.  Hard to find a good
>>     QSO like was so common in the older days.
>>
>
> -- 
> Nick England K4NYW
> www.navy-radio.com <http://www.navy-radio.com>
>
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