[MRCA] [MMRCG] MRCA 40m RATT NET on Saturday AM

[Nick England]

Ray asked about paper tape - I was using an AN/UGC-6 (Teletype model
28ASR). It has a built-in tape punch and tape reader. There is a switch
mode where I can type and punch tape, while at the same time the printer is
printing an incoming message. So the printer can't print what I am typing
onto the tape - thus I was typing blind to cut the tape. I had made up a
few short tapes ahead of time - "back to net control", "KM4V and the net DE
K4NYW", name/QTH/equipment (brag tape). Then while someone else was
transmitting I could also cut a tape with a reply.

When it was my turn, I fed in the "KM4V DE K4NYW" tape, then the
conversation tape, then maybe typed something additional (slowly) in real
time, and then the "back to net control" tape.

Photos of tapes & equipment at
http://www.navy-radio.com/misc/shack-2.htm#ratt

I am really a novice at this - I have made only a few RATT contacts and
this was the first net I'd ever heard. So I have a lot to learn and
practice. But it was super-super fun. Thanks to all!
Cheers,
Nick England K4NYW
www.navy-radio.com


On Sat, Sep 5, 2020 at 9:31 PM Ray Fantini <RAFANTINI at salisbury.edu> wrote:

> I want to know about the paper tape operation at K4NYW? Saw you respond
> with rapid response and comment about running paper tape at Navy East and
> would love to know how all that worked out?  I would assume that there
> was at least a separate paper tape system apart from the model 28 and
> perhaps a loop switching network.
>
> Got pictures?
>
> _._,_._,_
>
>
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