Hello to all.
With the biggest respect to the experiences and the personal opinion of
everybody I would suggest to use MMTTY. Its internal filters are far
superior to the those inside FLDIGI. That's all, IMHO. All but not
enough for sure. Just to say more about my personal experiences and
views I would try to write here some more deeply about my RTTY activities.
Just for QSO or exotics modes DM780 and FLDIGi may have some
attractions, but no way if you want to do something of relevant in
RTTY. For relevant I mean not only some RTTY QSO, but also extenuating
RTTY pile ups and, why not, those roaming RTTY contests.
The combo N1MM+MTTY is unbeatable, even AFSK: filters and great
automation, Filters by MMTTY and automation by N1MM. {(ALT-F7 +1) it's a
wonderful, even if manual, SPLIT command when you listen '1 UP'}
The Logger side of HRD is also useful to maintain and to give relief
for the LoTW and eQSL management. Load it exporting from N1MM to have
electronic QSL submission and checks.
First of all remember to have a TX filter defined in POWERSDR(tm) for
any mode you will use, just not to spread too much signal out of the
needed hundreds Hertz pass band. Then have some macros, thanks FLEX for
a very well declined CAT commands set, useful to change filters, set
offsets and so on.
For POWERSDR(tm) remember to place some offset values, those right pse,
so when you will spot anybody the spot would be on the right QRG. This
will be also useful to have point and click tuning fully automated well
inside the TX filter bandwidth.
Than you will have a single logger well suited for several radios just
changing the macro set for each one, the same environment to drive in
the same way with any vehicle you have. I already done this for a
PROIII, a 7600, a 7700, a FT-950 and my love a FLEX 3000. All the radio
have filters and more driven by the computer. The logger is the focus,
in QSO, in the pile up and in contest. Well the 3000 with its
panadapter does't need large MF filters out of the 250/200 Hz one, you
will see the anyway any potential correspondent in the pan-adapter: just
point and click to have inside the MMTTY waterfall also. BTW this will
work for any audio/CAT interface, from the home made one, to the
MicroHam and even to the ICOM USB (AFSK only, sigh!).
N1MM is the only logger that I know that have 24 user definable macros
out of the QSO input windows with it's own macros.
The trick is to learn a logger, N1MM, doing normal activity to become
really acquainted to it for any contest. How to learn a logger, easy:
have it in everyday usage. How you could use a tricky logger for the
everyday use, more easy: having one of this beasts that looks friendly
and not a 3270 dumb terminal.
Take care to have MMTTY 1.68A and it's profiling file for filters and
decode choices. Some are to be modifies, as to get rid of NET or ATC or
AFC, be advised. Be advised also that some combined effects of the MMTTY
AF filters may seems to be way too much tied to be useful. Time and
learning will help to use and judge.
DM780 was my first choice, but I switched to MMTTY to have FSK, N1MM was
a must doing my small contest activity. But it's also the main choice,
together with FLEX, for IQ1RY RTTY 24H contests and we win something
last years. Thanks to all on bands and there. I think it's a good point.
The radio macro set was the same, the radio changed, but nobody cared
about ... well ... almost: HI! The first operator, IK1HXN, never used a
FLEX before: his first run in a 24h contest went to a win. As the N1MM
and macro commands was well know by him. With the FLEX it went more easy
and effortless for the 2010 DL-DX than for the 2010 Volta, that was
played with a traditional radio!
There will be much more to explain in between those points to glue all
together and to make a full blown working picture, but it would be too
much here and I don't want to stole more space. A usual, I hope that my
language was clear enough to be readable.
73 de iw1ayd Salvo
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