[GreenKeys] copying RTTY off the air

[Nick England]

FWIW, I have come across a couple of regular RTTY transmissions to exercise
my machinery
1) The ARRL Bulletin
http://www.arrl.org/w1aw-operating-schedule#digital
Frequencies are 3.5975, 7.095, 14.095, 18.1025, 21.095, 28.095, 50.350, and
147.555 MHz.
Weekday 2200Z and 0100Z rotating schedule of modes including 60wpm Baudot.
Also Satellite info at 6:30pm Eastern on Tues and Fri
http://www.arrl.org/files/file/W1AW/W1AW%20Daily%20Digital%20Bulletin%20Schedule.pdf

2) Weekly QSO sched W8DRM (Lima OH) and WD9GMK (Southport NC) on 7085 -
Tuesdays around 8:30pm Eastern - I was just "reading the mail" and startled
to hear an actual RTTY QSO lasting longer than 385 microseconds (see #4).

3) Special events station K2H (New York) on 7085 at 2200Z - I don't know
what days. They were calling CQ but disappeared before I could get my
70-tube transmitter going....

4) There were lots of RTTY stations in some contest this past weekend, but
their computers had exchanged "599 TU QRZ" before I could even tune in to
copy anyone except for the unsuccessful folks calling CQ multiple times.

Frequencies are (I think) the high MARK frequencies - I was using military
gear and could only get close - I can tune in 100Hz increments with +/-85
or +/-425 Hz shift. So I'd tune to 7085.9 LSB to copy a "7085"
signal...using LSB to invert things to military MARK low with 1000 Hz +/-85
Hz tone.

5) West coast Clatternet Saturdays 7087 USB 850 shoft
http://www.mrcgwest.org/mrcg-radio-nets/

6) Any more???

Cheers,
Nick England K4NYW
www.navy-radio.com
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