My first exposure to RTTY was an old genuine teletype machine with a crummy interface. It was heavy, made a lot of noise, smelled great and I should never have gotten rid of it.
As for CW, I learned it well enough to pass the exam. I used it only for MS. I suppose I could relearn it. ve3bdr in kanuckistan From: J. Moen Sent: Sunday, July 18, 2010 6:51 AM To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [digitalradio] Re: ROS v4.7.4 Beta I know this is out of fashion, but I really like PSK31, for its narrow bandwidth and effectiveness with low power. It was the first mode I ever did where I could have a QSO with a signal burried by the noise. I like some of the newer modes, and am happy to see the popularity of Olivia and Contestia. Of course, intellectually, I probably prefer CW to all of these, since its the first digital mode, but I just never developed the skill I wanted in that mode. RTTY was something as a new ham in the early 1960s that I badly wanted to do, but teletypes were hard to get and life intervened, and I didn't actually do any RTTY until recently. It was like driving a wonderful old car from the 1930s -- slow, inefficient, unwieldy, but neat just because it's old. Jim - K6JM ----- Original Message ----- From: la7um To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, July 17, 2010 9:10 PM Subject: [digitalradio] Re: ROS v4.7.4 Beta Wow Steinar. This really tells the true story about your (and mine) love for RTTY (stoneage/museum,power wasting,polluting KW) KAANTEST MODE. TTY was created for cables, not radio, I believe. Hi. la7um Finn --- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, Steinar Aanesland <saa...@...> wrote: > > > Despite the massive criticism, this fascinating ROS guy has now released > a new version of his software. > > http://rosmodem.wordpress.com/ > > Sorry Buddy, but I have to admit, I find ROS more interesting than > anachronistic contest mode like RTTY. > > la5vna Steinar -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.839 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3012 - Release Date: 07/17/10 14:35:00
