I run the mp with 7075 watts in rtty no problem even in prolonged contest sessions. These thursday evening utc08 sessions are each only 30 minutes long. If any need more info the let me now via mail or via the mixw yahoo group. A program for amateur radio digital communications via a sound card. The main category is operating rtty that is about operating rtty in ham radio bands. These machines were superseded by personal computers pcs running software to emulate teleprinters. The ea rtty contest module does not come standard with writelog. Jeff is now dominating the domestic rttys contests with his so6v single op, 6 vfos station setup and he is placing highly in the international rtty contests. Please take a moment to read the following and much of the mystery will disappear.
The names do not always match for the cq wpx rtty contest i use the file named cq ww rtty wpx. View all scores from earlier years at the online score database. That will give you the needed information to set up mixw and the macros. Like mmtty it has its following of users and is highly regarded as a program for many of the digital modes. Create a new contest setup using the add new button. Here we take a look at the new mixw 4 digital mode software from rigexpert. Rtty software, digital mode ham radio amtor, psk31, ax25. The cq wpx rtty contest took place february 89, 2020. For amateur radio stations around the world to contact as many other amateur radio stations as possible on hf bands using rtty baudot mode. The address of the page for our hf rtty has been changed to remove the year. In 1998, nick wrote a program for windows and called it mixwin. The next thing to do is to find a dll file for this contest at the mixw site, or at victors site. Here are the steps for using mixw in cq wpx rtty and creating a correct cabrillo 2.
Date cq ww rtty contest september 2324, 2017 new 205 kb. Truetty version history downloads and registration a program for amateur radio digital communications via a sound card. This program was originally developed by n3fjp software affirmatech. This link is listed in our web site directory since wednesday jul 19 2006, and till today rtty contests has been followed for a total of 732. An integral part of w7rn advancing the state of the art in radiosport is wk6is continual evolution of rtty contesting. Aug 14, 2007 i would like to start operating on rtty and would like some recommendations for the best software for this mode. Station nt1k is going around the hf bands looking for other rtty contesters. However, in 1999, the team of ly8x broke that record by scoring 2,021,760 pts. Mixw ist ein sehr gutes aber kostenpflichtiges programm hat aber trotzdem seine fangemeinde. Ssb, psk31, rtty, packet, and cw, using the a pc oundcard. About rtty contests the resource is currently listed in in 3 categories. To use this program in cw and digital modes you need to use cwtype and truetty. The northern california contest club sponsors weekly sprint practices on cw and rtty, named ns nccc sprints.
The ea rtty contest module for writelog is part of the sm6srw third party module package. Rtty article complete contest club ontario cco home page. At present i only have a 2x10m inverted v dipole, apex at about 7. Mixw 4 is a new multimode, multiplatform software for radio amateurs. Mixw mixw was developed by nick fedoseev ut2uz and denis nechitailov uu9jdr and is shown in figure 4. The only one of these that is heard much on hf anymore is rtty and a newer mode, psk31. We have the great pleasure to invite you to the 25th ww rtty contest conducted by the japanese amateur radio teleprinter society, jarts. Once downloaded unzip it, you should get a single file named.
Folks new to sprints can get familiar with the exchange format and qsy rule, experienced cw sprinters can learn to sprint in a new mode. In addition to rtty, modes such as cw, psk, pactor, packet, sstv and others are included in a single program. Ive found the mode to be less popular outside of contests and this is where psk31 very much seems to be the mode of choice. Any station may work any other station once per band.
Here are the steps for using mixw in cq ww rtty and creating a correct cabrillo 2. In march 2000, ron k5dj invited me to operate the bartg spring hf rtty contest from the w5kft ranch in central texas. Bartgs contest calendar is available by clicking this link where you will also find a link to our contest results. In this version he also added added the cat system, world map, macros, log etc. This download was scanned by our builtin antivirus and was rated as malware free. This link is listed in our web site directory since wednesday jul 19 2006, and till today rtty contests has been followed for a total of 732 times. Following the success of the sprint contest in the autumn of 1998, another one was held in october 1999. Contest period first full weekend in july, starts saturday 11.
The idea of a sprint contest is to go as fast as you can and make as many contacts as you can in a fixed period. Beginners guide to rtty contesting feb 11, 2014 in the recent cq wpc rtty contest i did some casual operating and within 4 hours id made 80 contacts while operating 50w into my home made attic dipole. Supported modes are rtty baudot code, ascii 7 or 8 bits, psk31 bpsk and qpsk, bpsk63, qpsk63, bpsk125, amtorfec sitorb, navtex, multifsk16, multifsk8. Just few sporadic hours to run the contest but it was fun. Hf packet and uhfpacket ax25 are supported in kisstnc emulation mode. Any single operator with a top ten all band placing in any bartg contest during the years 200020012002 must enter as an expert in soe. Mixw is a multi mode multi functional software for every day logging and contests. Object contact and exchange qso information with as many stations as possible. There are 20 or more significant rtty contests that run during the year. To participate in this contest, the specific bases of the competition must be complied with, as well as the general regulation of ure competitions participants. Be sure to fill in the correct utc start and end dates and times for this years running of the. To illustrate these differences, i made a few audio recordings of rtty signals, played them back via the vbaudio cable, and decoded them with gritty.
Rtty introduction getting started ndepending on your station setup, experience with digital modes, and persistence, getting your hardware and software configured for rtty operating can take anywhere from 15 minutes to infinity. Be sure to fill in the correct utc start and end dates and times for this years running of. Contests mixw multimode software for radio amateurs. Sm3cer contest servicerules bartg rtty sprint contest. Gritty demo gritty is a new generation rtty decoding software, it differs from the traditional decoders, such as mmtty, truetty, mixw, fldigi, 2tone and others in several important ways. Radioteletype evolved from earlier landline teleprinter operations that began in the. Ja1acb supported by japanese cq ham radio magazine. Set up for the contest using mixws view contest mode or logging contest mode menu item.
Take advantage of the weekly competitions offered by the northern california contest club in the form of the rtty sprint or the cw sprint. In 2000 the sprint contest moved to a new permanent date in january. I was not able to participate at the beginning of either contest and did not do al all night operating session i usually only do that for the cqww cw contest in november. This is how i work in daily qsos, it is not perfect but i find my way on it and hope that other will also do it. It has many useful features that make your qso logging process almost a 100% automatic procedure. Cq ww rtty contest september 2324, 2017 new, 205 kb, 20. Mar 20, 2017 some search and pounce on the 20 meter band saturday afternoon software. We had operated this contest as multmulti in 1997 and had set a new world record with 1,893,546 points. The bartg british amateur radio teletype group rtty contest lasted a full 48 hours, midnight to midnight, whereas the russian dx contest was a 24 hour event from 12001200. Transceiver icom ic751af 80w in rtty antenna multiband centerfed 2x20m 8m up or gp 201510m software mixw 3. A rtty transmitter sends out a carrier that shifts back and forth between two frequencies.
Any radio amateur anywhere in the world with a valid licence. Contest rules association of radio amateurs of slovenia. The all new multimode digital software mixw 4 from rigexpert. Beginners guide to rtty contesting dldx rtty contest rules english this page. Dealine for log submission is 48 hours after the contest. Rtty is a fun mode and easy to operate, but there are some questions every newcomer has. A special edition of aalog, optimized for the use in a lot of different contests. Only receiver and computer with a sound card are necessary truetty v.
To participate in this contest, the specific bases of the competition must be complied with, as well as the general regulation of ure competitions. The archive contains the statistics module statswae. Several versions were published, the last one was mixw 1. To get an impression of the capability of the ftmp with the hal pci3000 and this poor antenna see my swl results in the recent jarts rtty contest. Rules of the spdx rtty contest 2020 the spdx rtty contest organized the polish radiovideography club pk rvg is held on the 4th full weekend of april. Rtty programs, software for ham radio rtty emission mode category is a curation of 23 web resources on, extfsk by mm hamsoft, mmtty mm hamsoft, gmfsk. Our software library provides a free download of arrl rtty contest log 3. Radioteletype rtty is a telecommunications system consisting originally of two or more electromechanical teleprinters in different locations connected by radio rather than a wired link.