CQ WW RTTY is the perfect excuse (if you need one) to turn on the amplifier and have a play with the big boys. Its never been more popular, no longer do you need a separate room for your RTTY teletype printer just a PC and some logging software should be fine. I have in […]
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CQ WPX RTTY Operating Report
Managed to work a few in the CQ WPX RTTY contest this weekend using a basic setup at home. The rules for the contest can be found online and the exchange is 599 and sequential number. Station Kenwood TS990 @ 30 to 200w. Antenna 1 – Doublet Antenna 10m per leg @ 10m Antenna 2 – 9m […]
Working Santa Claus OF9X on RTTY
Interesting Santa had a moment from his warehouse in Finland to work a few on RTTY. I found OF9X calling CQ on 18 MHz. The only details given for the call read, Santa Claus World, Article Circle Lapland, Finland. Merry Christmas Santa, I hope you had delivered from China all the hover boards required to […]
Don’t get in the way of TX3X
Looking on 7 MHz RTTY today I noticed a cacophony of noise covering around 20 KHz of the band. I couldn’t hear the DX station but the DX cluster confirmed it was the DX station TX3X from Chesterfield Reef. The cluster suggested they were 7.045 and listening up, I could hear people calling from 7045 […]