[Ham-Mac] Mac RTTY Contesting Interest

[Anthony Rodgers]

Ditto for me - indeed, I am working on becoming an all-Mac contesting  
station with MLDX.....

On 22-Dec-05, at 4:25 PM, Randy Terrell wrote:

> Dick,
>   Not true!  (At least not here)  Have operated the past two RTTY  
> contests using my eMac and Tay's CocoaModem.   Although I had  
> almost totally left RTTY for PSK31, the ability to use my Mac has  
> reminded me how much I like that mode.  Really love the program but  
> do wish it was a little easier to configure for the non standard  
> contests.
> 73,
> Randy
>
> On Dec 22, 2005, at 2:00 PM, Dick Kriss, AA5VU wrote:
>
>> There was a recent poll on the rtty-contesting reflector on what  
>> equipment
>> and software contester are using.  The result was pretty much as  
>> expected
>> with freeware MMTTY being on of the applications of choice.  I was  
>> surprised
>> to note a single "Other" entry from me with a Mac G4 running  
>> cocoaModem.
>>
>> My conclusion is Mac users have little or no interest in RTTY  
>> Contesting or
>> use PC programs due to the lack of Mac contesting software. Many  
>> of you have
>> KAMs, PK-232's and there is a large number of MultiMode and  
>> DarwinPSK users.
>> How about dusting them off for the ARRL RTTY Round Up will be held  
>> over
>> January 8-9, 2006.  The rules are described at
>>
>>    http://www.arrl.org/contests/rules/2005/rtty.html
>>
>> Jump in and get your feet wet. You may like what you see and become
>> interested in RTTY Contesting.  Consider yourself warned.... it  
>> can be
>> contagious.  If you see me calling CQ, please give me a contact.
>>
>> Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
>>
>> 73, Dick AA5VU
>>
>>
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