Sorry about the cut and paste. Clearly Wayne didn't write the top part, I did.
On 3/22/2019 3:19 PM, Wes wrote:
I waited until all of the frenzy subsided and bought myself a K3 back in '08
IIRC. I was using a TS-870SAT primarily on SSB at the time and frankly, I was
disappointed in the K3, particularly from an ergonomic point of view. So in
looking for a use for the K3 I investigated RTTY. Although I had been licensed
for about 50 years at that time I had never operated RTTY. I've never to this
day used the internal RTTY capability, nor FSK for that matter, but I did
start using AFSK. I got hooked. So I thought to try for DXCC and now have a
DXCC certificate that actually says "RTTY" on it. Today it's harder to find
new ones, but I have 254 confirmed now with my modest station.
It's great fun and even though it's a "digital" mode, operator skill still
makes a difference.
Unfortunately, I heard one of the current DXpeditions plopped on 14.080 using
the abysmal FT8 the other day, so nothing is sacred anymore.
Wes N7WS
On 3/22/2019 9:14 AM, Wayne Burdick wrote:
Next time you're listening on 20 meters, the most popular band for RTTY, take
a quick spin above 14.080. If you hear some of those magical tones, turn on
FSK-D mode and give this mode a try.
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