[GreenKeys] Hoffnet

[Bob Camp]

Hi

The net is on 10.1373 MHz.



Here are a few details blatantly stolen from a post by Roy Norris:

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                       NET PROTOCOLS

ALL STATIONS, REGARDLESS OF TYPE OF EQUIPMENT, ARE WELCOME.
THIS NET ENCOURAGES AND PROMOTES THE USE OF MECHANICAL
TELETYPE EQUIPMENT. TO ACCOMODATE TELETYPE MACHINES OF
VARRIOUS VINTAGE, ALL PARTICIPANTS ARE REQUESTED TO END
EACH LINE OF TRANSMITTED TEXT WITH THE SEQUENCE:

(CR)(CR)(LF)(LTRS)(LTRS) OR (CR)(CR)(LF)(FIGS)(FIGS)

ALL TRANSMISSIONS SHOULD BEGIN WITH:

      "12 (LTRS) 5 (SPACES) (CR)(CR)(LF)(LTRS)(LTRS)"

AND ALL TRANSMISSIONS SHOULD END WITH:


     "(LTRS)(CR)(CR)(LF)(LF)(LF)(LF) NNNN 12 (LTRS)"

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         SELECTIVE CALLING (SELCAL) PROCEDURES


SOME STATIONS ON THIS NET IMPLEMENT SELECTIVE CALLING
PROCEDURES.  FOR COMPATABILITY, SELCAL TRANSMISSIONS OF
THE FOLLOWING FORMAT ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED:

TO CALL A STATION:

"12 (LTRS)  5 (SPACES) (CR)(CR)(LF) AND 2 (LTRS) OR
2 (FIGS) AS APPROPRIATE  (SLECTIVE CALLING SEQUENCE -
SEE BELOW) (CR)(CR) (LF)
-----TEXT OF MESSAGE-----
(LTRS)(LTRS) (CR)(CR) (LF)(LF)(LF)(LF) NNNN 12 (LTRS)"

THE SELECTIVE CALLING (SELCAL) SEQUENCE IS ONE OR MORE
STATION SELECTION CODES SEPARATED BY SPACES, FOLLOWED
BY "DE" AND YOUR FULL CALLLSIGN.  THE STATION SELECTION
CODE IS THE LAST FIVE CARACTERS OF THE CALLSIGN OF THE
DESIRED RECIPIENT.  FOR EXAMPLE, TO SEND A MESSAGE TO
THIS STATION FROM K3NA, THE MESSAGE WOULD BEGIN:

12 (LTRS)  5 (SPACES) (CR)(CR)(LF)(FIGS)(FIGS)
4EEG DE K3NA (CR)(CR)(LF)(LTRS)(LTRS)
--TEXT OF MESSAGE--
K4EEG DE K3NA (LTRS)(LTRS)(CR)(CR) 4 (LF) NNNN 12 (LTRS)

TO SEND A MESSAGE THAT WILL BE RECEIVED BY ALL STATIONS
USE ZCZC AS THE STATIONS SELECTION CODE:

12 (LTRS)  5  (SPACES)  (CR)(CR)(LF)(LTRS)(LTRS)
ZCZC DE K4EEG (CR)(CR)(LF) (LTRS)(LTRS)
--TEXT OF MESSAGE--
DE K4EEG (LTRS)(LTRS) (CR)(CR)  4 (LF)  NNNN  12 (LTRS)

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     "THE IRV HOFF, W6FFC MEMORIAL AUTOSTART NET"

THIS NET IS A MEMORIAL TO IRV HOFF, W6FFC (SK) WHO MADE
MAJOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE ART AND SCIENCE OF RADIO TELETYPE
THROUGH HIS MANY ARTICLES IN QST AND THE RTTY JOURNAL.
HE HELPED HUNDREDS OF AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS GET A START
IN RADIO TELETYPE AND DESIGNED THE LEADING EQUIPMENT OF
HIS DAY, MUCH OF WHICH REMAINS IN USE TODAY. IRV WAS A
MAJOR PROPONENT OF THE USE OF MECHANICAL TELETYPE EQUIPMENT
IN AMATEUR RADIO AND IS REMEBERED FOR HIS CONTRIBUTIONS TO
THE PRESERVATION OF MECHANICAL TELETYPE EQUIPMENT AND ITS USE.

ALL STATIONS WISHING TO PARTICIPATE PLEASE CALL NOW.

DE K4EEG K4EEG, ROY IN BIRMINGHAM, AL (NET COORDINATOR)



NNNN  (20 LTRS)


Hope that helps

	Bob Camp
	KB8TQ

On Jul 1, 2004, at 12:38 PM, <jim at ka1eui.net> wrote:

> Could someone tell me please what Hoffnet is?  I think it's an RTTY
> net. If so I'd really like to get involved.  Actually if there are ANY
> RTTY nets out there I'd love to know about them.  Thanks in advance.
>
> Jim KA1EUI
>
> ______________________________________________________________________
> hi there
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