K3 - PSK D Split Problem?
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Using PSK D today for the first time ever, I was not able to get split to work. After setting both VFO's to PSK, then pushing split resulted in "SPL N/A" message? CW, SSB and RTTY always work perfect so I'm wondering what I'm doing wrong with PSK? Is split invalid for PSK? Thanks.
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This is a show-stopper of a question. I have been running PSK for a
number of years, and have never observed anyone running split. With an exceedingly narrow-band mode such as PSK31, it should not be necessary, although occasionally someone will drop down right on top of your offset, either because he can't hear either side of the QSO or because he is being careless. QRM happens. Occasionally one sees people operating with multiple sidebands (an overdrive problem), and occasionally there will be the usual AGC pumping by very strong stations, but normally even at hyperactive times, the 4 kHz or so that PSK operators self-allocate is plenty to accomodate everyone. Sometimes (as in contests, hint hint) RTTY and/or CW operators ride roughshod over PSK. I would actually recommend using a separate program (I prefer FLDIGI) for digital methods, as the degree of oversight of the local part of the spectrum is better (unless you are operating with a P3). After a fair amount of floundering around, I have settled on FLDIGI driving a SignaLink USB box into my K3/P3 rig, but this is perhaps a matter of personal preference. I have used this on a K2, a Flex 3000, and the present K3/P3. FLDIGI runs on a very wide variety of platforms (WIN XP, WIN 7, MAC, Linux, etc), and is a very friendly, uncluttered control program. I use it a lot for RTTY as well as PSK31, PSK63 and other digital modes. If FLDIGI is "too fancy," then either DigiPan or Airlink Express work well and require much less computer power. DigiPan works just fine on my netbook. There is other software, but much of it is badly "overgrown" and represents very poor programming practice IMNSHO. John Ragle -- W1ZI ===== On 12/6/2011 12:22 PM, Ralph K1ZZI wrote: > Using PSK D today for the first time ever, I was not able to get split to work. After setting both VFO's to PSK, then pushing split resulted in "SPL N/A" message? CW, SSB and RTTY always work perfect so I'm wondering what I'm doing wrong with PSK? Is split invalid for PSK? Thanks. > > Ralph K1ZZI > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[hidden email] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > > -- Sent from my lovely old Dell XPS 420 ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html |
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On Tue, Dec 6, 2011 at 12:03 PM, John Ragle <[hidden email]> wrote:
> ...I have been running PSK for a number of years, and have never observed > anyone running split... =============== It can happen. There was an H40 who operated split PSK earlier this year. I didn't work him, but I did work PP0T, Trinidade Martim Vaz, on PSK with a 2 khz split -- the one and only time I've ever heard a signal from that country in 53 years. It's easy to work split with PSK if you use AFSK. 73, Tony KT0NY -- http://www.isb.edu/faculty/facultydir.aspx?ddlFaculty=352 ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html |
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I agree it is not difficult. I outlined a couple of Q&D ways of doing
this for K1ZZI. John Ragle -- W1ZI ===== On 12/6/2011 3:03 PM, Tony Estep wrote: > It's easy to work split with PSK if you use AFSK. > > 73, > Tony KT0NY ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html |
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In reply to this post by John Ragle
Hi John,
I use the same setup, but have had some issues with rig control of the K3 by Fldigi. What rig control software module do you use in Fldigi? Tnx es 73, Oliver Johns W6ODJ On Dec 6, 2011, at 10:03 AM, John Ragle wrote: > This is a show-stopper of a question. I have been running PSK for a > number of years, and have never observed anyone running split. With an > exceedingly narrow-band mode such as PSK31, it should not be necessary, > although occasionally someone will drop down right on top of your > offset, either because he can't hear either side of the QSO or because > he is being careless. QRM happens. Occasionally one sees people > operating with multiple sidebands (an overdrive problem), and > occasionally there will be the usual AGC pumping by very strong > stations, but normally even at hyperactive times, the 4 kHz or so that > PSK operators self-allocate is plenty to accomodate everyone. Sometimes > (as in contests, hint hint) RTTY and/or CW operators ride roughshod over > PSK. > > I would actually recommend using a separate program (I prefer FLDIGI) > for digital methods, as the degree of oversight of the local part of the > spectrum is better (unless you are operating with a P3). After a fair > amount of floundering around, I have settled on FLDIGI driving a > SignaLink USB box into my K3/P3 rig, but this is perhaps a matter of > personal preference. I have used this on a K2, a Flex 3000, and the > present K3/P3. FLDIGI runs on a very wide variety of platforms (WIN XP, > WIN 7, MAC, Linux, etc), and is a very friendly, uncluttered control > program. I use it a lot for RTTY as well as PSK31, PSK63 and other > digital modes. If FLDIGI is "too fancy," then either DigiPan or Airlink > Express work well and require much less computer power. DigiPan works > just fine on my netbook. There is other software, but much of it is > badly "overgrown" and represents very poor programming practice IMNSHO. > > John Ragle -- W1ZI > > ===== > > On 12/6/2011 12:22 PM, Ralph K1ZZI wrote: >> Using PSK D today for the first time ever, I was not able to get split to work. After setting both VFO's to PSK, then pushing split resulted in "SPL N/A" message? CW, SSB and RTTY always work perfect so I'm wondering what I'm doing wrong with PSK? Is split invalid for PSK? Thanks. >> >> Ralph K1ZZI >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:[hidden email] >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> >> >> > > -- > Sent from my lovely old Dell XPS 420 > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[hidden email] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html |
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