[MRCG] MRCG Clatternet
Tim
timsamm at gmail.com
Mon Aug 18 01:27:12 EDT 2014
Hi Mark et. al. Good net. Conditions were very good, you were all about
5-7 S units above the noise and no QRM except the guy sending random CW
characters down the band and a brief dead carrier near the Mark tone freq -
the filters handled those, no disruption in print... Seems like not many
people are on 40 on Sunday evenings...
Eric's breadboard tone generator looks like a nice and clean layout. URL
came through fine.
An earlier start time is OK with me, just let me know when. Ray - did you
copy any of this net across the pond??
73, Tim
N6CC
On Sun, Aug 17, 2014 at 9:35 PM, Mark J. Blair <nf6x at nf6x.net> wrote:
> We had a good net on 40m this evening! Conditions and signals were good.
> John WB6AZP suggested starting a bit earlier. What do y'all think?
>
> Here's my log, starting at the CQ call. Non-RTTY-interested folks may not
> find the rest of this message interesting. But if you don't scan to the
> end, then you'll miss the URLs that AG6EB sent with pictures of his
> station! :)
>
>
>
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> RYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRY
> RYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRY
> RYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRY
>
> CQ CQ CQ MRCG CLATTERNET DE NF6X NF6X NF6X
> CQ CQ CQ MRCG CLATTERNET DE NF6X NF6X NF6X
> CQ CQ CQ MRCG CLATTERNET DE NF6X NF6X NF6X
>
> THIS IS THE WEST COAST MILITARY RADIO COLLECTORS GROUP RTTY NET!
>
> NET CONTROL STATION IS NF6X LOCATED IN RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA.
>
> THE PURPOSE OF THIS NET IS TO DISCUSS, OPERATE AND ENJOY VINTAGE
> MILITARY RTTY EQUIPMENT. YOU DO NOT NEED TO HAVE MILITARY
> EQUIPMENT TO JOIN; ONLY AN INTEREST IN THE SUBJECT. ALL RADIO
> AMATEURS ARE WELCOME.
>
> THE NET MEETS ON SUNDAY EVENINGS AROUND SUNDOWN, PRESENTLY AT
> 20:30 PDT, ON STANDARD CHANNELS 3587, 7087 OR 10137 KHZ (AS
> INDICATED ON A PRC-47 OR GRC-106) PLUS/MINUS QRM IN 1 KHZ
> INCREMENTS. ACTUAL MARK FREQUENCY IS 1.575 KHZ HIGHER.
> NET START TIME VARIES SEASONALLY FOR BEST PROPAGATION ALONG
> THE WEST COAST OF USA.
>
> FOR BEST COMPATIBILITY WITH VINTAGE MILITARY RTTY GEAR, WE USE:
> 850 HZ SHIFT, MARK LOW, USB MODE
> SUPPRESSED CARRIER FREQ ON 1 KHZ INCREMENT
> AFSK MARK TONE 1575 HZ
> AFSK BAND CENTER 2000 HZ
> AFSK SPACE TONE 2425 HZ
>
> ANY STATION WISHING TO JOIN THE NET MAY CHECK IN NOW!
>
> DE NF6X K
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>
> IBPNF6X
> E AG6EB ERIC IN SAN FRWWI CHECKING IN.. .DE AG6EB K
> NHBXNF6X DE WB6 AZP K
> PGTUN
>
> MRCG CLATTERNET DE NF6X
> I READ AG6EB AND WB6AZP JUST FINE.
> ANY OTHERS?
>
>
> DE NF6X K
>
> HGLPC
> C
>
> MRCG CLATTERNET DE NF6X
>
> NET ORDER FOR THIS ROUND WILL BE:
> AG6EB
> WB6AZP
>
> THEN BACK TO NET CONTROL (NF6X)
>
> N6CC DE NF6X K
>
>
> GLFOOOPS I MEANT AG6EB DE NF6X
> FORGOT TO EDIT THAT LINE OF THE VIRTUAL TAPE LOL
>
> DE NF6X K
>
> MDW
> E AG6EB WAS CONFUSED FOR A SECOND HIHI.
> HI GUYS, I AM AT LEAST FULLY MECHANICAL TONIGHT,
> USING A WW2 VINTAGE BUT PROBBLY NOT ATUALLY MILITARY
> MODEL 19 SET.
> SET
>
>
> WB6AZP DE AG6EB K
> Y
> MRCG CLATTERNET DE WB6AZP
>
> VOKWHAT GOOD IS A CLATTERNET WITHOUT A BRAG TAPRE
> V
> HERE GOES LO
>
> DE WB6AZP IN SANTA PAULA
> EQUIPMENT IN USE TONIGHT AS FOLLOWS
> TRAN MITTER T-195B 100 WATTS CARRIER
> RECEIVER R-392/URR
> FSK MODULATOR MD-203/GR
> DEMODULATOR CV-278/GR
> INTERCONNECTS J-Q1194/GRC46
> J-668/GR
> PAGE PRINTER KLEINSCHMIDTHTT-98B/FG
> TYP NG REPERF KLEINSCHMIDT TT-76B/GGC
> ANTENNA MULTIBAND T
> P VERTICAL
> ADDITIONAL MONITORING WITH RECEIVER R-390AN TELETYPE MODEL 28ASR
> AND DOVETRON TEMPEST TU
>
> NF6X AND THE CLATTERNT DE WBLYATP
> K
> TIIS
>
>
> MRCG CLATTERNET DE NF6X
> EXCELLENT, GUYS!
> PLEASE FORGIVE ME FOR RUNNING MODERN STUFF TONIGHT
> I DO PLAN TO GET MY REAL RADIOS (WHICH HAVE MOTORS)
> UP ON THE AIR IN MY COPIOUS FREE TIME HI HI.
> GOOD COPY TONIGHT.
> ANYBODY ELSE OUT THERE?
>
> DE NF6X K
>
> P
> QXXRM
>
> MRCG CLATTERNET DE NF6X
> JUST GOT N EMAIL FROM N6CC
> HE IS COPYING US OK BUT HAVING TX TROUBLE
>
> DE NF6X K
>
> C JZS
> CG CTTERNET D AG6EB OK WELL SINCE WE AR SENDING TAPES AND
> MY TAPE RADER IS WORK NG , HERIS ANOTHER:
>
> H
> NAM: ERIC RIC
> QTH: SAN FRANCISCO, CA SAND
> ANCISCO, CA
> LOC: CM87S CM87SS
> EQUIP: ICOO7000, MDL GPO TELETYPE SET
> DIY DEMOD & FSK TU
> BORN: 1972
>
> C
> X
> S
> T#V
>
> WOAEP DE AG6;35KVMVAG6EE WYTHYOUR CXRDROPPED? WAS THAT ON PURPOSE
> K
> CZXKBORN 0972" AND
> MENT TO CONCLUDE WITHWB6AZPDE AG6EB K
> HXEB AND THE CLATTERNET DE WB6AZP
> PRETTY GOOD COPY HERE FROM ALL SO FAR BUT SOME NOISE HITSL
> THIS RCVR SEMS PRETTY TOUCHY TO TUNE
> HOPING WE HEAR SCOTT SOON WB6AS SHOULD BE TUNING US IN
> BUT DONT KNOW IF HIS TX IS READY FOR ACTION YET
> WAS WATCHING KELLYS HEROS LAST NIGHT AGAIN GOOD RADIOS OF CORRECT
> VINTAGE BUT NO TTY MACHINES IN HQ
> NF6X DE WB6AZP K K
> NSKXF
>
> MRCG CLATTERNET DE NF6X
> I CAN HEAR THAT T-195 DRIFT IN FREQUENCY AS IT WARMS UP
> I BET IT STABILIZES IN CONSTANT TX DUTY THOUGH
> WATCHED A FEW FILM NOIR MOVIES WITH THE FOLSKS LAST NIGHT BUT NO
> MILITARY STUFF.
> WISHING SCOTT GOOD LUCK WITH HIS TX.
> AG6EB DE NF6X
>
> DE NF6X K
>
> EB LLCOPYING YOU BOTH OK
> BUT GETTING A BI WORS. IM BEEN WATCHINGWW1IDOCUMENTARIES
> AND WODERING ABT FIRST USE O RATT IN MILITARY. MAYBE 1920S
> ANYONE KCOW?
>
> B6AZP DE AG6EB K
> UWOE DE WB6AZP MOM PLEASE WILL ADJ FREQ
> OK THAT SHOULD BE BACK
> VDONT KNOW WHEN TTY USE IN ARMY BEGAN BUT IT MUST HAVE BEEN PRE WAR
> N
> DONT KNOW WHAT THEY STARTED WITH EITHER
> A LOT OF M15 VARIANTS WERE CERTAINLY DEPLOYED
> AND THEY CAME OUT IN VERY EARLY 30S
> N6X DE WB6AZP
> K
> IN
>
>
> MRCG CLATTERNET DE NF6X
> I DO NOT KNOW ABOUT EARLY MILITARY TTY MAKE THAT RTTY USE
> BUT IT IS AN INTERESTING TOPIC TO LEANR MORE ABOUT.
> AG6EB, YOUR TX AUDIO HAS SOUNDED VERY WEIRD ON LAST TWO TX.
> CAN STILL COPY, BUT LOTS OF AUDIO SPURS SHOW UP ON WATERFALL
> DISPLAY. FIRST TIME I THOUGHT MAYBE SOMEBODY DOUBLED, BUT UT
> HAPPENED AGAIN ON LAST TX WITH NO APPARENT DOUBLE,
> MIGHT BE OVERDRIVING TX AND DISTORTNING?
> ALSO, IT'S TOO BAD THAT I CAN'T TYPE VERY WELL HI HI.
> ANYBODY ELSE OUT THERE?
>
> DE NF6X K
>
> MK
> IOWEEYO NF6X DE N6CKH"CPKKKTUCBYNF6X NF6XF6X DE N6CC N6CC N6CC N6CC
> RYRYRYRYRYRYR
> DE 6CC K K KXZZA
>
> MRCG CLATTERNET DE NF6X
> WELCOME BACK N6CC
> WHY DON'T YOU TAKE A TURN
>
>
>
> MRCG CLATTERNET DE NF6X
>
> NET ORDER FOR THIS ROUND WILL BE:
> N6CC
> AG6EB
> WB6AZP
>
> THEN BACK TO NET CONTROL (NF6X)
>
> N6CC DE NF6X K
>
>
> BMHOLG TNF6X DE N6;: OK GUYS - I AM BACK....WHEN IN
> DOUBT, PLEASE REMEMBER TO RECONNECT THE STUPID PTT CABLE
> HI HI...I AM COPYING YOU ALL QUITE WELL, MOST SIGNALS ARE
> ABOVE S7 S7 OR MORE....THE NAME HERE IS TIM, TIM AND THE
> QTH IS SAN RAMON CA, ABOUT 25 HMILES EAST MF OAKLAND AND
> RUNNING THE USUAL PRC-47 AND THE CV-2455 CONVETRTER TO
> A DIPOLE, RECIIVING ON
> R390 UING FLDIGI AS A INTERIM
> RECEIVE SYSTEM UNTIL I GET THIS FIGURED OUT....I AGREE THAT
> ERIC AD SOME BAD TRANSMIT AUDIO SPURS LASTTIME - MAYBE
> OVERDRIVING THE TX...DUNNO....SO OVER TO YOU ERT..ERIC...
> AG6EB DE N6CC K K K3./T
>
>
> OK AUDIO HERE IXLBEING GENERATED BY A BREADBOARD N FRONT OF ME
> ON THE DESK... ARE THE SPUS BETTER NOW? I SE MINIMAL ALC SO I HOPE
>
> I FIXED IT DE AG6EB?
> MP
> FMUCH BETTER NOW
> DE NF6X K
>
> W
> OK GREAT THANKS. T IS IS USING A DIGITAL FREQ GENERATOR CHIP TO GE
> RATE
> AUDTIO AND FEEDING THAT TO IC7000, TTY LOOP THROUGH OPTO ISOLATOR
> OSELECTING THVE DDS FREQUENCY, ALL HELD TOGETER WITH ALLIGATOR CLIPS
> HIHIHI. GLD ITS BETTER... OK WB6AZP DE AG6EB K
> JSEEQE
> MRCG CLATTERNET DE WB6AZP
>
> GREAT COPY TIM AND BETTER COPY ERIC. HOPE YOU GET US A PICTURE
> OF THE CLIP LEADS HOLDING EVERYTHING TOGETHER
> I THINK IT WOULD BE A FINE RECRUITMENT TOOL LOT
> VSOME FOLKS HAVE MORE FUN
> CONDITIONS ARE STILL PRETTY GOOD ONLY A FEW ROUGH SPOTS IN THE COPY
> ALL SIGNALXS ARE ETTY STRONG WITH A LITTLE OCCASIONAL FADMING
> WISH I COULD TYPE FASTER ON THIS THING. KEEP HITTING SPACE WHEN
> I MEAN TO HIT LETTERS
> NF6X DE WB6AZP
> K
> CK
>
> MRCG CLATTERNET DE NF6X
> I AM ALSO BAD AT TYPING ON A 5-BIT TTY. SHIFTING BETWEEN LETTERS AND
> NUMBERS
> MAKES MY BRAIN SEIZE UP SOMETIMES HI HI.
> I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SEE THAT ALLIGATOR CLIP SETUP. IT SOUNDS PERFECT
> WHEN
> NOT OVERDRIVING, AND NOW I KNW WHAT AN OVERDRIVEN TX SOUNDS LIKE, TOO.
> I HOPE THAT YOU CAN GET YOUR PRC-47 RX WORKING AGAIN N6CC,
> THE TX IS JUST FINE.
> WB6AZP, NOW YOU'RE ABOUT 130 HZ LOW. NOT A PROBLEM AT ALL WITH
> FLDIGI, BUT MIGHT BE TROUBLE FOR THINGS LIKE PRC-47 ADN GRC-122?
> LOUD AND CLEAR THOUGHT.
> I MEAN THOUGH.
> I WONDER IF SCOTTY I MEAN SCOTT GOT HIS TX UP? WHY DON'T WE GIVE A
> LONG PAUSE TO SEE IF HE COMES ON, THEN FOLLOW THE SAME ORDER AGAIN.
>
> DE NF6X K
>
> AZP SCOTT IS ON THE PHONE HE IS TUNIG US
> K
> CRHWB6AZP DE NF6X
> COOL. IS HE READY TO TRY TX TONIGHT?
>
> DE NF6X K
>
> VFINE NOW, YOU GUYS ARE STILL
> STRONG HERE AB,,2-,$ MY NOISE LEVEL IS ONLY ABOUT S2 S2 SO
> PLENTY OF SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO....JOHN - AR EYO..YOU
> LOCATED ATYOUR HANGER OR AT HOME////??? GOOD SIGS..YOU
> HAD MENTIONED THAT YOU MIGHT PREFER AN EARLIER NET TIME
> IS THAT STILL BETTER FOR YOU?? ALSO, MAYBE CHUCXVN7UVZ
> N7UVZ MAY BE MONITORING - HE WAS TRYING TO GET H S PRC47
> AND CV 2455 GOING LAST WEEK...SO ANYONE ELSE WHANT TO
> TRY TO CHECK IN?? IF NOT OVERTO AG6EB, DE N6CC K K KXSAW
> MRCG CLATTERNET DE AG6EB GLAD THE TX HERE SOUNDS BETTER,
> I WILL SEND OUT PICS OF THE GEAR FOR SURE. I ALSO HAVE NO PROB
> WITH PPL BEING OFF FREQ, ONCE I GET AUDIO GEN AND DEMOD IN
> SYNC I CAN JUST TUN THE RADIO AROUN
> EASIY.
> MAYBE A PAUSE AND THEN WB6AZP DE AG6EB K K
> FY C
> MRCG CLATTERNET DE WB6AZP
> VVVTTTTHTCL
> DE WB6AZP
> I AM IN THE HANGAR TONIGHT AND ALWA WILL BE FOR RTTY
> BEC
> USE THERE IS NO ROOM FOR ALL THIS STUFF AT HOME .
> I GOT AM EMAIL FROM W6KL IN BURBANK HE IS COPY NG US FINE
> I WAS ON THE PHON WITH SCOTT HE IS HAVING TROUBKE WITH IS
> GRC19 RECEIVER AND HASNOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND US YET BUT HE I
> CHECKING... WHEN HE FINALLY GETS RUNNING HE WILL BE USING A MITE
>
> MHOPING CHUCK N7UVZ FINDS ALOFHIS CABLES FOR THE TT4 HE WILL
> GET HERE AT SOE POINT.V AM GOING TO VISIT HIM IN THE NEXT
> COUPLE OF WEEKS SO WILL PUSH... I DONT THINK HE NEEDS TGAT HOWEVE
> SO BACK TO YOU MARK
> NF6X DE WB6AZP
> K
> TT
>
> MRCG CLATTERNET DE NF6X
> FINE BUSINESS EVERYBODY.
> I FORGOT TO MENTION THAT CHUCK LOANED ME A GRC-26D DEPOT
> MAINT MANUAL THAT HAS THE INFO I NEED FOR MY MD-293A!
> I WILL SCAN THE HECK OUT OF THAT MANUAL AND SEND IT TO CHRIS
> AT RADIONERDS!
> IF CHUCK CAN HEAR US, THANKS A MILLION! I WILL ALSO EMAIL HIM
> AND THANKS FOR THE REMINDER, GUYS.
> WELL, I AM GETTING HUNGRY FOR A LATE DINNER. ONE MORE ROUND, THEN SHUT
> HER DOWN?
>
> DE NF6X K
>
> HMRCG CLATTERNET DE N6CC OK GUYSLMMMI HAD ALSO GOTTEN AN E MAIL FROM STEVE
> - W6SSP
> W6SSP UP IN SANTA ROSA AND HE WAS HEARING US LAST WEEK BUT
> WAS NOT QUITE READY TO JUMP IN- I BELIEVEHE SAID HE HAD
> ALL MECHANICAL RATT GEAR READY TO GO OTHERWISE...MORE THE
> MEMRRIER...CHUCK TOLD ME THAT HE BLEW THE PS TRANSISTORS IN
> HIS PRC47 POWER SUPPLY AND
> TTING TO TRY NTE-180;'SHAS
> APOSSIBLE REPLACEMENT - AND HE HAD SOME ON HAND - SO GOOD
> LUCK CHCH!! WELL THATS ALL FOR ME - STILL TRYING O FIGURE
> OUT THIS DARNED RECEIVING CONVERTER PROBLEM - HARD O
> TROUBLESHOOT WITHOUT A LOOP GENERATOR AND AF SIGNAL FREQ
> COUNTER BUT I'LL FIGURE IT ALL OUT...SO THAT'S IT FOR ME
> LISTENING OUT UNTIL NEXT WEEK BTU - AG6EB DE N6CC 73..).$)
> MRCL CLATTERNET DE AG6EB
> OK HERE ARE PICTURES:
> HTTP://WTRC.NET/TTY1.JPG
> AND TTY2.JPG
> BOY THAT IS HARDTO TYPE ON A TELETYPE HIHI
> HOPE THAT CAME OUT OK, ONCE MORE HTP://WTRC.NET/TTY1.JPG
> ETC. I;'LL EMAIL IF THATHDOESNT WORK. LOOKS WEIRD O
> PAPER!
> OK WB6AZP DE AG6EB K K
> E
> BPVCO OCG CLATTERNET DE WB6AZP
> VV
> OK THAT WAS FUN AND WILL SEE EVERONE NEXT WEEK I HOPE
> THANKS MARKS FOR HSOTIG AND RUNNING CONTROL
> IF POSSIBLE MAYBE WE CAN START AT 8 A LITTLE EARLIER
> 73. AND SEE ALL YA ALL LATER
> NF6/X DE WB6AZ
> K
> NPK
>
> MRCG CLATTERNET DE NF6X
> STARTING EARLIER IS FINE WITH ME, LET US DISCUSS ON THE MAILING
> LIST.
> THE PICTURE LINKS WORKED! JUST JUST CUT AND PASTED INTO MY BROWSER
> HI HI! THE RIG LOOKS WONDERFUL!
>
> WELL, THANKS AND 73 GUYS. NOW LET'S SEE IF MY NET CLOSE MACRO WORKS:
>
>
>
> MRCG CLATTERNET DE NF6X
>
> THIS CONCLUDES THE MRCG CLATTERNET.
> THANK YOU ALL FOR PARTICIPATING!
> WE NOW RETURN THIS CHANNEL TO REGULAR AMATEUR RADIO USE.
>
> 73 DE NF6X K
>
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