{"id":13016,"date":"2015-04-22T09:19:43","date_gmt":"2015-04-22T13:19:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=13016"},"modified":"2015-04-22T09:19:43","modified_gmt":"2015-04-22T13:19:43","slug":"practice-your-rtty-with-itty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2015\/04\/practice-your-rtty-with-itty\/","title":{"rendered":"Practice your RTTY with ITTY"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"ITTY\"<\/a><\/p>\n

SWLing Post<\/em> reader,\u00a0George (NJ3H), writes:<\/p>\n

First off, this short message is not about listening to anything over the radio, but over the internet. So I am sure that may be a disappointment for some. However, it does give folks a chance to listen to and decode RTTY and exercise their copy of FLDigi or MMTTY.<\/p>\n

At rtty.com<\/a>, there is an application called \u201cTeletype over the Internet (ITTY)<\/strong>\u201d. Instructions are posted that allow the user to connect to the ITTY server (with WinAmp, Media Player, etc), hear teletype, and decode with you choice of decoding software.<\/p>\n

I use Windows Media Player and FLDigi to copy the ITTY channel. As I recall, one must set \u201cReverse\u201d to the on (green light) position in FLDigi.<\/p>\n

There are folks who are continually uploading news articles (some serious \u2013 some offbeat). Instructions are included so you can upload your own news articles also.<\/p>\n

So for times when nothing is happening on the radio or for something a little different to do, users may find this an enjoyable diversion.<\/p>\n

Have fun and enjoy.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Many thanks, George. \u00a0Indeed, this is a great way to hone your RTTY decoding skills and build confidence in those who are new to this classic digital mode!<\/p>\n

Click here to go to RTTY.com<\/a>; the link to ITTY is found in the body of their home page.<\/p>\n

I’ve pasted an\u00a0instructional video below<\/a> which gives a great overview if ITTY:<\/p>\n