You will get a lot of info about this subject. I don't have much time right
now, but the top gun right now is MMTTY - a free program that interfaces
with WriteLog and can be made to work with DX4WIN also. RITTY is a DOS
program that's expensive and requires a legacy Soundblaster 16 ISA card, or
possibly one of a very few others. IOW - MMTTY is the best reasonable
program available. This is a general statement, but most would agree. Some
contesters actually use dual decoders - MMTTY and something like the DXP38,
PK232, or the KAM because once in awhile the "other" decoder will actually
pick up something your main one missed - rare though. MMTTY has a good
tuning aid, as well as automatic tuning, ie AFC.
Most would agree that MMTTY prints better than WriteLog's WinRTTY program -
especially for very weak and/or polar fluttery signals. Mail me offline if
you want to discuss it further - I'm at work right now. 73
----- Original Message -----
From: "Larry Alkoff" <labradley@mindspring.com>
To: "Phil Duff" <na4m@arrl.net>; "WA9ALS - John" <wa9als@starband.net>;
<writelog@contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, August 18, 2003 4:06 PM
Subject: Re: [WriteLog] Using the Sound Card
>
> On Mon, 18 Aug 2003 15:28:55 -0500, WA9ALS - John wrote:
>
> >Good questions - With the right software, even a "truly awful" soundcard
> >will print RTTY that you can't even hear. Maybe with the SC we can print
> >stations that aren't even operating! HI Just kidding - looks like a
good
> >soundcard choice.
>
> John can you give a few examples of the "right software".
>
> How does DX4Win and WriteLog stack up?
> Is there any software with a good on-screen tuning aid to zero in on an
rtry sig?
>
> I'm using a KAM Plus but it's quite hard to tune in rtty by watching the
lights.
>
> Larry N2LA
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> Larry Alkoff N2LA - Austin TX
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