[R-390] RTTY with R-390

Dave Merrill [email protected]
Fri, 11 Jan 2002 14:35:35 -0600 (CST)


Seeing the movie file of a TT-4 on Tadashi's website
(http://www3.ctktv.ne.jp/~tadashi/TT4/DSCF0144.AVI)
brought back memories of the RTTY setup I had years ago.

It consisted of an R-392 and a CV-278 demodulator along
with a Teletype Model 15 that I got from the FBI at a GSA 
sale in Chicago.  It actually worked pretty well, and made
a lot of great noise to boot.  There wasn't much stuff to
copy in the SW bands, most of it was either not in English
or was transmitted at a higher speed that the 15 as geared
for.  Occasionally I found AP or UPI newsfeeds and some of 
that was interesting. 

So my interest in RTTY listening has been rekindled and I wonder
what other list members are using with their R-390s.  It would
seem that doing the decoding/display with a computer makes
sense, except you miss out on the sight/sound/smell of a real
TTY machine.

Anyone using MMTTY (http://www.qsl.net/mmhamsoft/mmtty/index.html)?
It looks pretty slick and it's freeware to boot.  

/dave N9ZC