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21. Re: [RTTY] AL-80B Or KPA500 for RTTY Contesting (score: 1): Author: "John Barber" <john@bordertech.co.uk>; Date: Thu, 4 Aug 2016 23:01:36 +0100; SPE Expert 1.3K-FA. 2 full radio inputs with RS232, ALC and keying plus SO2R input, 4 antennas and will run 800 watts on RTTY with no temperature problems. That was my choice after trying Quadra and; /archives//html/RTTY/2016-08/msg00009.html (9,335 bytes)
22. Re: [RTTY] RTTY Activity outside of contests (score: 1): Author: "John Barber" <john@bordertech.co.uk>; Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2016 14:52:31 +0100; If anyone still needs GD on RTTY, watch out for GD4SKA very soon. I will be QRV from Scarlett Tower from this Wednesday 14th through to the 21st and also take in the BARTG 75 baud test at the weekend; /archives//html/RTTY/2016-09/msg00028.html (11,817 bytes)
23. Re: [RTTY] Q Rate Killers (score: 1): Author: "John Barber" <john@bordertech.co.uk>; Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2016 12:21:02 +0100; Agree .. the exchange needs to match conditions. Most of last weekend, the ideal report from the US was '599 state zone state zone ' when giving a report to a CQing station. It's vital to change the; /archives//html/RTTY/2016-09/msg00101.html (16,115 bytes)
24. Re: [RTTY] Q Rate Killers (score: 1): Author: "John Barber" <john@bordertech.co.uk>; Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2016 14:08:46 +0100; 1. Consecutively. Much better with QSB or on/off QRM 2. 2 times. The few times that a repeat is needed takes less time overall than the extra time on each exchange. 3. Definitely not out of place. A; /archives//html/RTTY/2016-09/msg00104.html (10,368 bytes)
25. Re: [RTTY] QRP (score: 1): Author: "John Barber" <john@bordertech.co.uk>; Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2016 21:35:40 +0100; It would be great if all activators had high power and big antennas but it won't happen. Think of IOTA and SOTA stations who often have to run QRP. Maybe you could make a rule in NPOTA that all stati; /archives//html/RTTY/2016-09/msg00122.html (7,740 bytes)
26. Re: [RTTY] Viability (score: 1): Author: "John Barber" <john@bordertech.co.uk>; Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2016 13:18:16 +0100; Viable with decent resonant antennas. Good enough for some fun in the contests but PSK may be better for rag-chewing. That power level should cause no problem with interference to neighbours, but avo; /archives//html/RTTY/2016-09/msg00178.html (7,977 bytes)
27. Re: [RTTY] CQ WW RTTY Questions (score: 1): Author: "John Barber" <john@bordertech.co.uk>; Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2016 10:48:44 +0100; Most send 599 state zone by convention and because the major logging programs show them in that order. Keeping numbers or letters together is not necessarily a good thing. It's to do with the way RTT; /archives//html/RTTY/2016-09/msg00192.html (8,182 bytes)
28. Re: [RTTY] Guess I have been away longer than I thought. (score: 1): Author: "John Barber" <john@bordertech.co.uk>; Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2016 12:59:41 +0100; All bands on LSB. That's the way most guides recommend. Whichever sideband you use, it must stay the same for all the bands, and you must end up with the Mark tone as the higher transmitted frequency; /archives//html/RTTY/2016-09/msg00197.html (8,711 bytes)
29. Re: [RTTY] Well darn... (score: 1): Author: "John Barber" <john@bordertech.co.uk>; Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2016 19:50:37 +0100; The ALC is the most important but really once set and left alone it's not a big deal. I use AFSK because it saves messing about changing stuff when I use other modes that need an audio input. The spo; /archives//html/RTTY/2016-10/msg00150.html (10,286 bytes)
30. Re: [RTTY] Well darn... (score: 1): Author: "John Barber" <john@bordertech.co.uk>; Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2016 21:50:07 +0100; Thom, Your radio may not show the true frequency but your logging or contesting software may well be able to show that for you. I use N1MM+ and the screen shows the correct offset frequency. You can; /archives//html/RTTY/2016-10/msg00154.html (11,835 bytes)
31. Re: [RTTY] Well darn... (score: 1): Author: "John Barber" <john@bordertech.co.uk>; Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2016 12:25:07 +0100; Assuming you have CAT to the radio, Go to the digital interface window. Click on Setup, then select 'Turn Auto TRX update on'. You will see the frequency at the top of the DI window change. That's it; /archives//html/RTTY/2016-10/msg00171.html (13,892 bytes)
32. Re: [RTTY] Help please with WF1B RTTY software (score: 1): Author: "John Barber" <john@bordertech.co.uk>; Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2016 14:03:14 +0100; Wayne, You certainly need some help. WF1B software is probably too old to run on your computer. Try MMTTY. Please let's stick to RTTY on this reflector. No offensive British/American comments, no rel; /archives//html/RTTY/2016-10/msg00234.html (9,071 bytes)
33. Re: [RTTY] PLEASE operate in the MAKROTHEN RTTY contest thisweekend! (score: 1): Author: "John Barber" <john@bordertech.co.uk>; Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2016 13:42:54 +0100; Hi Julio, I feel I should give an explanation as this was my policy with BARTG contests before Simone took over. My view has always been that power categories result in bad rules. Any rule that is no; /archives//html/RTTY/2016-10/msg00258.html (14,007 bytes)
34. Re: [RTTY] PLEASE operate in the MAKROTHEN RTTY contest thisweekend! (score: 1): Author: "John Barber" <john@bordertech.co.uk>; Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2016 17:01:45 +0100; Hi Barry, Maybe the 'point' is that you just enjoy taking part. I spent 25 years RTTY contesting with just wires or verticals, from city locations, with no chance of winning much, but had fun and lea; /archives//html/RTTY/2016-10/msg00262.html (18,064 bytes)
35. Re: [RTTY] So...2125 or 1275 (score: 1): Author: "John Barber" <john@bordertech.co.uk>; Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2016 14:27:53 +0100; It's worth remembering that the mark/space frequencies are not critical. It's only the shift that is important. The centre frequency of filters in some radios can only be switched to preset points, 1; /archives//html/RTTY/2016-10/msg00361.html (10,413 bytes)
36. Re: [RTTY] 30M Band Plan Question (score: 1): Author: "John Barber" <john@bordertech.co.uk>; Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2016 12:03:59 +0100; I looked at this before going to GD, as 30M was going to be a mainstay band in current conditions. 10130-10150 is recommended for digital modes by the IARU in all regions. The area round 10140 is ful; /archives//html/RTTY/2016-10/msg00375.html (8,442 bytes)
37. Re: [RTTY] 30 Meter Bandplan (score: 1): Author: "John Barber" <john@bordertech.co.uk>; Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2016 16:28:46 +0100; Thanks for the info about the weak signal modes using 10138 up. I will stay well below there in future if it's busy above 140. Which comes round to the big problem that some unfamiliar (to me) modes; /archives//html/RTTY/2016-10/msg00382.html (8,638 bytes)
38. Re: [RTTY] WAE RTTY and QTCs (score: 1): Author: "John Barber" <john@bordertech.co.uk>; Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2016 13:12:35 +0100; You don't have to change all the calls in the log. Just make sure that the call of the station you are 'sending' QTCs to is outside your continent. John GW4SKA That's probably the problem. I was usin; /archives//html/RTTY/2016-10/msg00399.html (10,021 bytes)
39. Re: [RTTY] WAE RTTY QTC problem (score: 1): Author: "John Barber" <john@bordertech.co.uk>; Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2016 08:24:17 -0500; You need to have 10 or more dummy contacts logged. You also need to have a callsign outside your continent as the station you are working. Then Control Z should bring up the QTC window. The RTTY setu; /archives//html/RTTY/2016-10/msg00407.html (8,238 bytes)
40. Re: [RTTY] WAE Macros (score: 1): Author: "John Barber" <john@bordertech.co.uk>; Date: Mon, 07 Nov 2016 12:35:11 -0500; No please don't do that. It just wastes time for everyone. The robots may be OK but everyone else will be unhappy! And if a certain YT station sends your report without the RST, ask him to send it. I; /archives//html/RTTY/2016-11/msg00016.html (8,356 bytes)

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