FLDigi & RTTY ??

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Steve Wurm

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Oct 11, 2019, 5:26:04 PM10/11/19
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Yep FLDigi does do RTTY quit well.
 
As Carl KC3KFW said during his FLDigi presentation,
“The more you use it, the better you will understand it”.
 
If you need assistance with FLDigi RTTY Macros let me know.
 
73 KE3ZT, Steve
 
2019 RTTY ROUNDUP.pdf

bgr...@lindavistaestate.net

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Oct 11, 2019, 5:42:02 PM10/11/19
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Congratulations!

I would appreciate your RTTY macros please.

Bill, N3EYF
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Carl Keller

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Oct 11, 2019, 6:14:49 PM10/11/19
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Congratulations Steve!


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Steve Wurm

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Oct 11, 2019, 7:03:05 PM10/11/19
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Bill,
 
Attachment is Macro file I use for NAQP. Other contests may require different EXCHange response <NAME> <AGE> vs <NAME> <STATE> etc.
 
If you set your sound card to your computer microphone & speakers you can play with them and see what they do. The general pattern I following for all Macros is to; Start on a new line and have a trailing space in the event a QSO partner doesn’t start on a new line.
 
I mainly work Search & Pounce (S&P) so “MyCall x 2” and “Exch [His/His]” are the macros I use most (Besides “Log” of course)
Watch a few live contacts and you’ll see the pattern; then jump in and have fun.
 
73 KE3ZT, Steve
Macros-NAQP.mdf

bgr...@lindavistaestate.net

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Oct 11, 2019, 8:37:15 PM10/11/19
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Sounds good.  Thanks for the macros and advice.

Bedford County Speaks -1310 WBFD-AM

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Oct 11, 2019, 8:56:43 PM10/11/19
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Hi Bill -

I spend 99% of my Digital Time on RTTY.  I have been on this mode since they called it "Teletype."

I use a very basic (and download free) program called MTTY.  It is very simple to use and it resembles the use of an old teletype machine. There are several RTTY contests and most operators on RTTY use this software.  The display also looks like the old RTTY converters of days gone by. Mako a Japanese Ham wrote it.  Everyone uses ALL CAPS just like the old Model 28s. The program is very robust and doesn't suffer from all of the "Settings" paranoia.  It even has an old "XY" Scope built in reminiscent of the tube type converters.  I use mine with my Collins "S" Line. If things drift a bit, so what.

This Help file is for MMTTY--Baudot RTTY decoding and encoding software that allows a computer with a sound card to work with an amateur radio transceiver to receive and send Baudot RTTY signals. MMTTY has a built-in logging program, and DSP filtering. It is extremely flexible, with many parameters open to operator control. MMTTY is provided free of charge. It is available at the official distribution site for Mr. Makoto Mori's software, http://mmhamsoft.amateur-radio.ca.

As you know, the format of RTTY is ancient and far more informal and conversational. It of course does not have the error correction found in the newer stuff.

Having said all this I'm sure the FLDIGI program works fine as well. 

73, Lloyd  -:)

Steve Wurm

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Oct 11, 2019, 10:00:50 PM10/11/19
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The Makrothen RTTY contest is active right now. (80 & 40 meters)
 
Makrothen (Makrovqen) is an ancient Greek word meaning “great distance” or “some distance away”.
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Please review Lloyd’s comments on MMTTY. It’s a first rate RTTY program that can do a lot more RTTY than FLDigi and has many contest enhancements that FLDigi doesn’t have.
 
The attachment is the FLDigi Macros that I will probably use for Makrothen. (Make sure you set Configure->UI->Operator->Station Locator: [Your Locator].... Mine is ‘FN00’ )
 
Anyway, enjoy some RTTY
Macros-MK.mdf

bgr...@lindavistaestate.net

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Oct 11, 2019, 10:30:04 PM10/11/19
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Thanks for all the RTTY info.  I'll do some this weekend but now I'm torn between RTTY and the PA QSO Party

Bill
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