RTTY

The digital mode for transmitting text messages that originated quite a while ago is RTTY, Radioteletype, but in Slovak it is called 'ďalekopis'. The RTTY transmitter sends a continuous carrier frequency that shifts its frequency between two different frequencies according to the transmitted characters.

Contesting

CQ World Wide RTTY DX Contest is one of the highlight events of the digital contest season. It is organized by the World Wide Radio Operators foundation...

Contesting

In amateur radio contesting, there is a fundamental difference between when an operator can handle two radios and when they can operate them...

Contesting

SARTG WW RTTY Contest is an annual event organized by the Scandinavian Amateur Radio Teleprinter Group (SARTG). It is one of the traditional...

Contesting

May is considered one of the most dynamic months in the amateur radio calendar. With the arrival of full spring, not only does nature awaken, but...

Digital modes

An experienced team of operators is heading to Southeast Africa in November to activate Mozambique under the C8K brand. This expedition promises strong...

DX bulletin

The Caribbean has always been synonymous with exoticism, strong signals over the ocean, and unending pile-ups for radio amateurs. In just a few hours, this...

Digital modes

First information about the upcoming expedition to Palau has leaked a few weeks ago. From March 4 to 19...

Contesting

The amateur radio calendar is full of events, but few have such a global reach and specific atmosphere as the CQ World-Wide WPX RTTY...

Contesting

The QO-100 Dx Club Sprint Contest is among the popular short satellite races that give radio amateurs the opportunity to regularly test their skills in...

Contesting

The date of the TRC DIGI Contest 2025 will take place during the second December weekend – December 13 to 14, 2025, from...

Contesting

Mesiac plný CW, DX-ov a tradícií November patrí medzi najaktívnejšie mesiace rádioamatérskeho kalendára. Po letných podujatiach ako IOTA Contest či…

Digital modes

An international team of ten radio amateurs from Portugal, Spain, and Germany is preparing to carry out an extensive DX expedition to Angola under the callsign…

Contesting

The next edition of the international competition CQ World Wide RTTY Contest brought many interesting results for Slovak radio amateurs. Even though…

Contesting

October 2025 offers radio amateurs a rich and diverse contest calendar that includes all major modes and bands, from CW to SSB,…