My Realistic (Radio Shack) DX-394 receiving weather information from Deutscher Wetterdienst (yes I know I screw up the pronunciation in the video!). This was…
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qrp/ik4gni qso on rtty during the XE-contest 02.2012 (21mhz) antenna hy-gain vertical av640; nar-filter 300Hz; power 5w; interface home made;

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  1. Steven Hanglands
    Steven Hanglands says:

    Thanks Peter. I remember reading Short Wave Magazine years ago, and just
    skipping past the data modes sections. I had no interest in it back then.
    Im just glad these modes are still in use today! Looking back, I wouldve
    hated to have missed all the data thats out there on HF.

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  2. Steven Hanglands
    Steven Hanglands says:

    Hi, Im just using a longwire. Its about 65ft running north/south. All I did
    here was tune to 4583kHz USB (actually I find 4582kHz a little better),
    open up SeaTTY, Click MODE and make sure its set to RTTY, then click SPEED
    and make sure its set to 50 BAUD, then click SHIFT and make sure its set to
    450 HZ. Make sure the AFC button is pressed, and then just left click the
    mouse between the two peaks you should see on the graph. Simples. Enjoy.

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  3. zoolkhan
    zoolkhan says:

    there was? dude. this is still in use 🙂 RTTY – also for bidirectional
    comms ship-ship-shore (also in nato, with a crypto device between radio and
    teletyper) – i have been operating these things in the navy 🙂

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  4. ufoman2k
    ufoman2k says:

    Subscribed to your channel to get more info about this receiver. Now I own
    a Tecsun PL-600 and want to make a higher step. I was thinking about
    getting the DX-394 or the Yaesu FRG-100, but this one maybe escapes from my
    budget. I realized that, for the price, de DX394 is great.

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  5. Steven Hanglands
    Steven Hanglands says:

    @freddielaker2 Skysweeper does it. For a free online decoder, just Google
    the words “setarnet arubawx decoder” and hit the first page that comes up.

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  6. freddielaker2
    freddielaker2 says:

    simples!!!…. international code for message eNs eom nothing more nothing
    less. after that there was usually 8 cr lf on a teleprinter to space the
    messages out. – thats 8 carriage returns and line feeds.

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  7. freddielaker2
    freddielaker2 says:

    I love seeing the zczc starters, we were taught that the zczc was
    equivalent to 1.5 seconds space for the governor in a teleprinter to
    regulate the speed of the motor…. some stuff u never forget!

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  8. zoolkhan
    zoolkhan says:

    the synop decoder link is down. do you have the installpackage still there?
    i can host it on my web for everybodies benefit until the author fixed his
    webservers.

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  9. HighFlyer186
    HighFlyer186 says:

    Another very intresting video. I used to do a lot of this but haven’t done
    so for years, you have wet my appetite again. Thank you for a great video
    🙂

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  10. Steven Hanglands
    Steven Hanglands says:

    Hi Spzatt mate. Good to see you again. Second hand ‘394s are nearly always
    on eBay. they go for £90-ish. Try and get an unmodified one, people will
    tell you the ‘394 needs modifying…. Ive never thought so myself. There
    are other good receivers out there in the second hand market. The Target
    HF3 is good too. I think there are people out there interested in the ISS,
    I havent got around to that yet, but its on my list!

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  11. Steven Hanglands
    Steven Hanglands says:

    Yep the spellings OK. Its the first thing that comes up on the Google
    search results, under the heading “SYNOP Decoder Page”.

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  12. Beau Lacer
    Beau Lacer says:

    Great Video, What type antenna do you use on your 394? I have a 394 and try
    to decode rtty and ever really see anything, how do u set up seatty?

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  13. freddielaker2
    freddielaker2 says:

    did you ever use the 8 bit BID (binary information decrypter) system? that
    was fun setting up the keys on a daily basis,it was called a bidbox

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  14. Steven Hanglands
    Steven Hanglands says:

    Brilliant… though I should have been able to work the NNNN/ends thing.
    Thanks for the info. Did you get to the SYNOP decoder ok? If not I’ll send
    a link. I *think* SeaTTY also does SYNOP, though that is a time limited
    trial bit of software. One thats worth registering if youre into NAVTEX,
    and RTTY if you ask me though.

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  15. lallenkemp
    lallenkemp says:

    Great video, I like how it keeps its lock even as the signal fades. I love
    decodingn HF signals though I miss the old stuff like VFT multichannel.

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  16. zoolkhan
    zoolkhan says:

    if you find the software “navtmsg” then it would automatically decode
    seatty synops.. no need of copypasting… also map display. problem is, the
    website hosting that sowftare is down.. and i lost the install package..

    Reply

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