[MRCA] 9AM RATT NET AAR

[Ken Krausgill]

It was great to have you join the RATT Net today Eugene.

 

I hope you become a regular.

 

73,

Ken

KD2GFM

 

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Sent: Saturday, November 12, 2022 11:29 AM
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Subject: [MRCA] 9AM RATT NET AAR

 

ZCZCZC

 

Well, I got a semblance of a RATT station set up for this morning's MRCA
RATT NET. It was my first RTTY attempt since probably before 2012. First,
apologies to the net for doubling over someone else. My copy from K4NYW was
probably 80% and once I saw my call I thought it was my turn. I later saw
Nick turned it over to someone else first and me next. Second, apologies for
not sending LFs. This is a new set up for me (glass terminal) and I need to
figure out how to send LFs using the software (VanDyke SecureCRT). 

 

I did identify a real problem in my setup. I use a device from Black Box
that converts ASCII to ITA2 bidirectionally (ascii terminal program in use).
And for some reason this device kept locking up, requiring a hard reset. At
first I thought it was when I transmitted, but then I saw that on receive it
would frequently lock up and I would no longer receive the text (I could
hear the remote station fine on my speaker). This might be tricky to figure
out.

 

And finally, I think I have some RF in the shack. My first transmission was
at a full KW and when I began transmitting, my cordless phone when crazy
(went into paging mode.. I never knew it had a paging mode!). When I reduced
power to 250W that stopped happening. 

 

Station was a Harris RF-1140A consisting of OCF dipole (seven bands), a
RF-590 receiver, RF-1310A exciter, RF-1110C KW amp, RF-3466A modem. 

 

Sigs we quite good! Armchair copy for W1AEA, KA3EKH, K4NYW (80%), KD2GFM
(70%) and several others who, in my excitement, I neglected to write down!

 

Thanks to everyone who participates, and thanks to Nick for spearheading the
whole thing. I will work on improving the station and my operating
practices.

 

73 Eugene W2HX

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NNNN

 

 

 

 

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