The MMTTY FSK signal isn't getting through the EXTFSK applet to the PC's USB to the Serial input on the RigBlaster. Trace that path and it is most likely a software configuration issue rather than h
A Fan Page for the CQ RTTY contests (CQ WW RTTY and CQ WPX RTTY) has been setup on Facebook: www.facebook.com/cqrtty Ed - W0YK CQ RTTY Contest Director -- Ed Muns Muns Vineyard - www.munsvineyard.com
http://wwrof.org/ For those of you who missed Visalia or announcements this weekend on the CQ-Contest reflector and radio-sport.net, a foundation has been created to primarily support the volunteer l
A lot of RTTY contesters hang around the Contest Super Suite (www.contestsupersuite.com) in the Miami Room on the 2nd floor of the Crowne Plaza. This is among the rooms used for CTU and will be open
K3NC asked: Paulo Cortese, I2UIY, was inducted in 2008 and unfortunately became a Silent Key just six months later. Paulo was an active RTTY contester, doing many RTTY contest expeditions and still h
I agree as well. But nothing needs to be created! Anyone can make a nomination to the CQ HOF (general, DX or Contest). For those who remarked "why did it take so long for Don to be inducted", I reply
A passband narrower than about 280 Hz removes some of a 45 baud signal. OTOH, I have used a 200 Hz DSP filter a lot in contests and pileups because removing off-frequency signals is a bigger benefit
The 2010 CQ WW season opens on 25-26 September with the 24th running of the RTTY mode in this contest. With over 15,000 participants and a record 2307 entries in 2009, the largest RTTY contest promis
The world's biggest RTTY contest starts in less than 17 days! Click on the links below for more information. Rules Translations <http://www.cqwwrtty.com/rules.htm> -- Thanks to Kosta, SV1DPI, for tra
CQ WW season opens with the RTTY event next weekend! There is a webinar tomorrow covering all aspects of the contest and we have room for 900 more participants. ;>) Details below. Rules Translations
Let's have some practice sessions the day before CQWW DX RTTY: 2200-2230 UTC, Thursday, 23 September, and 0130-0200 UTC, Friday, 24 September The earlier slot favors European participation and the la
The Northern California Contest Club announces RTTY Sprint Practice from 0230 to 0300 Zulu, 9 October. That's Friday evening, North American time. 73, Hank, W6SX Mammoth Lakes, California Elevation 8
The deadline for log submittal is 0400Z, 17 October. 1. Use the log upload form at http://www.ncjweb.com/sprintlogsubmit.php 2. Read the robot reply email for any format errors, correct your log if n
This is one of those rare cases where "the innocent gets punished" because log checking assumes the sending station is "correct" and judges the receiving station against that. If the sending station
Let's have 30-minute practices at 22Z Thursday (11 November) and 01Z Friday (12 November) for the WAE RTTY contest this weekend. As usual, the earlier practice is better for European stations while t
Ha! I do think swapping the CW and SSB NAQP is the best solution, but there may be something we're missing, so we'll see. 73, Ed -- Ed Muns - W0YK www.w0yk.com <http://www.w0yk.com/> _____ QSL Ed...
Hi, Dick! Thanks to you and the several others who have contributed to this thread. I agree with most of the points and admit that I do get anxious when contest exchanges are not snappy. I suspect, t
Thursday, 6 January: 2200-2230z Friday, 7 January: 0200-0230z Friday, 7 January: 2200-2230z Saturday, 8 January: 0200-0230z This should be plenty of opportunity for testing setups. The earlier times
SO2V with WriteLog and the K3 Ed Muns, W0YK Contesting with the K3's two receivers is now even more effective with the enhancements in recent WriteLog versions 10.8x. This paper describes the feature
CQ WPX RTTY runs this weekend followed by SSB in March and CW in May. Whatever the propagation, there will surely be plenty of activity (and fun!) for everyone. While WPX was designed as a DX contest