And ID in CW, especially if they use a undocumented code. --Original Message-- From: RTTY [mailto:rtty-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Joe Subich, W4TV Sent: Monday, March 17, 2014 5:44 PM To: r
The wording that I saw was: "A RTTY, data or multiplexed emission using an unspecified digital code under the limitations listed in§ 97.309(b) of this part also may be transmitted." I assume that was
Hi Michael, Great point. I found a WinLink video on u-Tube where a ham is taking three LOTW Q's and uploading them to the ARRL. I'm not even sure which technology mode he is using but it gives a good
Yesterday a few of us witnessed a demonstration of Winlink using the PACTOR 3 waveform. A simple one line email was sent from a EOC center in North Texas to one of the Winlink stations in Central Tex
Jim, I would never deliberately cause interference to anyone. I was told that the EOC had planned to initiate a test message at that time and a few of us listened in as we are curious about the techn
For folks involved in RM-11708, here is a interesting email thread from the Central Texas DX and Contest Club that contains thoughts from the CW side of things. It's encouraging to see that other key
Hi Mark and all, We assembled a good committee of well qualified folks. There are several key points that were agreed on but when it came down to a actual band plan that's just tough to do over email
Here are some general thoughts and concerns that can be used in preparing your own response to the ARRL band plan committee. Please copy your directors with your inputs. Unattended Digital Stations n
Hi Dave, I got back on the air late last year after a 5 year period of station building. The major change that I noticed was that no matter where I operated (except for 10 meters) , I was QRMed by un
I forwarded your message to my Vice Director (and FYI, its already been discussed around here). Hopefully the Roanoke, folks can send their representatives a gentle reminder as well. The ROANOKE and
The ARRL's definition of a band plan is " A band plan refers to a voluntary division of a band to avoid interference between incompatible modes.". (ref: http://www.arrl.org/band-plan). I believe the
How about setting up a SDR to record a few key bands (80, 40 and 20) on the next major RTTY contest? Anyone experiencing interference could document the frequency and time and later the recording cou
The EC minute details are listed below and RM-11708 is discussed in section 4.2.4 Terry AB5K 4.2.4. Comments on the ARRL?s petition, RM-11708, continue to be received by the FCC past the deadline, mo
The ARRL has their Donor Recognition Reception Dinner at the Dayton Country Club on Thursday, the same night as the RTTY Dinner. Press release from the 2013 ARRL Donor Reception below. If we could ge
Folks, It's still not too late to file comments regarding RM-11708. Also please copy your directors on your comments. If anyone needs help in the filing, please let me know as I have helped a couple
One option would be to adopt a "mean spirited" approach like Winlink that says busy frequency detectors are NOT needed. However, MMTTY has FFT data available via its API (the data that drives the wat
Hi Ron, Since everyone already has MMTTY or 2-tone already setup, I believe that would be the preferred choice if a busy frequency detector can be implemented. There are all kind of interesting thing
Hi Chen, That's great technical info. These kinds of inputs are great as they cause us to think along other lines. For example, one idea might be to do a 2Tone/MMTTY shootout where every QSO is make
I have a demo app running on 14.098 with a power of 50 watts and antennas pointed NE and NW. If someone has time can they run a test? Here is the expected usability and make sure the spaces are in th