[bars] Request for RTTY help

[Bruce Anderson]

I received this email from KS3H. Asking for help to get his friend N1FZM running on RTTY.
N1FZM—Hugh Southall  (978) 495-0011

I do not have any RTTY experience, so I am posting to the Club to see if any club members are willing to help Hugh with his RTTY problem.

Bruce
W1LUS
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From: Larry Dennis <ks3h at hotmail.com>
Sent: Saturday, August 16, 2025 9:53 PM
To: w1lus at hotmail.com <w1lus at hotmail.com>
Subject: RTTY

Bruce,

I have been a ham radio operator for decades with the call sign KS3H since about 1983.  My initial call sign was WN2IGE earned in NJ with my advanced license of WB5DCC.  I spent my first career in the USAF and thus had several different call signs as we moved every four years.

Two of my college friends taught me Morse code and gave me the exam for the Novice license.  When I joined the Air Force we moved to Kirtland AFB, Albuquerque, NM where I joined the Base Amateur Radio Club (K5FIQ) and went to my first Field Day on top of Capillo Peak at about 11,000 feet up.  I have been an active ham of varying time spent operating, depending upon what was going on with family, work, etc.  Most every year I have been lucky enough to be able to do Field Day in various places around the US.

I currently livee in Daleville, VA, near Roanoke, VA in southwest Virginia.

Covid changed that in many ways for me.  Other than FD, I was never a contester nor did I chase DX.  I was fortunate to be able to buy a used (practically new) ICOM 7700 in June 2020.  Since we didn't interact with many people in person during Covid, I started doing PSK31 first and then RTTY and begun doing a number of RTTY contests with an occasional CW, SSB and a rare PSK31 test.  Since 2020 I have made 15,000 QSOs, most all of them are from contests (now some via FT-8), have gotten DXCC with just RTTY and have 187 confirmed countries.  Very fortunate.

I have a friend (NIFZM) who lives in Chelmsford who is trying to work RTTY but has had little success.  I have been trying to help him (from a distance in Virginia), but I am not familiar with the program he's using for RTTTy—Ham Radio Deluxe.

The reason I am writing this is that I was wondering if there is anyone in the club who might be able to provide him with some assistance.  Interestingly I gave him his Novice exam many years ago.

I am sending this to you since I didn't any club contact information except for you.  I would appreeciate any information/assistance.

I attached a picture of my QSL card (the proof).  This is my other passion.  This was taken on top of Crawford Mountain and is where we (both my brothers are hams) operate Field Day.  It is also where we launch hang gliders and paragliders.

My station is rather simple.  ICOM 7700.  No linear amplifier.  Two G5RV's about 25-30 feet in the air and perpendicular to each other.  One home brewed single wire 20 meter beam which is supposed to provide some gain and directivity (from an old QST article).  Interestingly with the 7700 built in antenna tuner, I can usually use it on 10, 12, 15, 17, 20 and some on 30 meters.  Not ideal, but not bad.


I am in the middle of the SARTY contest this weekend.

Anyway, I didn't mean to make this so long.  I would appreciate any assistance or advice.

Thank you.

73 73

KS3H

Larry Dennis



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