K3 RTTY program
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Any suggestions on an easy to use RTTY program for the K3? Very casual use expected. I would like to spend my time on the air rather than reading a huge pdf manual!
73, Joe
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Download the latest version of MMTTY. It is not hard to setup or use. And after
you get use to it you can move on to more advance programs that use the MMTTY engine in the background. Biggest thing to remember if using AFSK-A or FSK-D on the K3 is to make sure the K3 tones match the tones set in MMTTY. For example, if the K3 is set to 2125-170 you want to make sure MMTTY is set for 2125 Hz. ------------------------- 73, Greg - AB7R Whidbey Island WA NA-065 On Wed Sep 22 15:33 , W8JH sent: > >Any suggestions on an easy to use RTTY program for the K3? Very casual use >expected. I would like to spend my time on the air rather than reading a >huge pdf manual! >73, >Joe >-- >View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/K3-RTTY-program- tp5561083p5561083.html >Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. >______________________________________________________________ >Elecraft mailing list >Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >Post: [hidden email]','','','')">[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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On 9/22/2010 3:33 PM, W8JH wrote:
> > Any suggestions on an easy to use RTTY program for the K3? Very casual use > expected. I would like to spend my time on the air rather than reading a > huge pdf manual! Either MMTTY [RTTY only but very good and it interfaces with several popular logging programs], or MixW. MixW does a number of modes, including RTTY, decoding probably isn't a good as MMTTY. MMTTY is free, Mixw isn't but it's not much, and you can download a 15 day free trial. It also includes everyday general logging capability. Google either name. 73, Fred K6DGW/40 - Northern California Contest Club - CU in the 2010 Cal QSO Party 2-3 Oct 2010 - www.cqp.org ______________________________________________________________ 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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Joe,
You can make your choice of several software applications - MMTTY, fldigi, HRD/DM780, and several others - AFSK or FSK will be part of your decision. Download each of the applications and take a look at the user interface and choose the one you like better. After that, yes, you will have to "Read The Fine Manual" for that application, and perhaps re-read the K3 Data Modes section of the manual to see how to connect it and set the K3 for whichever FSK-D or AFSK that you have chosen for your software application. There are just too many combinations and personal preferences for anyone else to tell you how you should do it. If in the process of RTFM there is something you need clarification about, then I am certain a pointed question here will bring you several answers, but given the question you have asked, you will get answers "all over the board" because there are many combinations and permutations. I really don't want to discourage you, but that is just the way it really is. If you want to "do it the easy way", use MMTTY as a soundcard application (AFSK-A not FSK-D) and connect your soundcard line in/out to the K3 line out/in, and select PTT with DTR in both MMTTY and on the K3 CONFIG menu. Click the RTTY signal in the waterfall and communicate. (yes, you will have to set the soundcard line output level and the K3 line-in level for 4 to 5 bars of ALC (do that adjustment in TX TEST) - do not use compression for data modes. Click on the RTTY signal wanted in the waterfall and make the contact. That should get you started, but you may want to expand beyond that easy start. If all that does not make sense to you right now, you will have to do some study to put it all together. There are so many variations and personal preferences that "spoon feeding" is not possible. 73, Don W3FPR On 9/22/2010 6:33 PM, W8JH wrote: > Any suggestions on an easy to use RTTY program for the K3? Very casual use > expected. I would like to spend my time on the air rather than reading a > huge pdf manual! > 73, > Joe ______________________________________________________________ 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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Thanks to all who have replied both on and off reflector.
I have read a bunch of the AA5AU website stuff which is very helpful. The only disappointment is that the K3 is not reviewed under his "RTTY Radios" tab. I have decided to try the AFSK-A method. After a false start I got MMTY going on receive only for now. The tuning scope thing is a big help. I am surprised that the K3 doesn't decode what MMTY does, I have tried the 45 and 75 setting in AFSK and nothing helps, it is as garbled as when I tried K3 Util. It also seems that the sound output from Lin Out plug on the back (set at nor-10 in the K3) varies with the AF gain control. Is this normal? Getting ready for transmit I have turned off Windoze sounds and disabled the internal mic on the laptop. I would like to leave the CM-500 plugged in for SSB use and also have RTTY ready to go. Should Mic + Lin be set to on to make this possible? 73, Joe, W8JH K3 1713
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If the K3's menu setting for the RTTY tone freq does not match that
used by MYTTY, they will not both decode at the same time. Same for the menu entry for RTTY baud rate. 73, Eric WA6HHQ Elecraft On 9/23/2010 1:42 PM, W8JH wrote: > Thanks to all who have replied both on and off reflector. > > I have read a bunch of the AA5AU website stuff which is very helpful. The > only disappointment is that the K3 is not reviewed under his "RTTY Radios" > tab. > > I have decided to try the AFSK-A method. After a false start I got MMTY > going on receive only for now. The tuning scope thing is a big help. I am > surprised that the K3 doesn't decode what MMTY does, I have tried the 45 and > 75 setting in AFSK and nothing helps, it is as garbled as when I tried K3 > Util. It also seems that the sound output from Lin Out plug on the back > (set at nor-10 in the K3) varies with the AF gain control. Is this normal? > > Getting ready for transmit I have turned off Windoze sounds and disabled the > internal mic on the laptop. I would like to leave the CM-500 plugged in for > SSB use and also have RTTY ready to go. Should Mic + Lin be set to on to > make this possible? > > 73, > > Joe, W8JH K3 1713 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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Joe,
The 45 and 75 are the RTTY baud rates - they must be set to the same rate as the originating station is sending. To decode using K3 Utility (or the VFO B text area), turn on CWT, reduce the passband width and tune for 3 bars on each side of center in the CWT indicator. Most RTTY operation is at 45 bps. If your line output level changes with the AF Gain, you must have the CONFIG: LIN OUT menu parameter set to "=phones" - set it to "nor" - tap the "1" button to toggle (see the manual page 20 and page 57). The MIC + LIN menu entry is "not applicable" for data modes - so you can leave your settings in place for SSB operation and set the MIC SEL to LINE IN independently for data modes. If you bring up the MIC SEL menu entry and cycle through all the modes, you will see that it is independent in DATA. 73, Don W3FPR On 9/23/2010 4:42 PM, W8JH wrote: > I have decided to try the AFSK-A method. After a false start I got MMTY > going on receive only for now. The tuning scope thing is a big help. I am > surprised that the K3 doesn't decode what MMTY does, I have tried the 45 and > 75 setting in AFSK and nothing helps, it is as garbled as when I tried K3 > Util. It also seems that the sound output from Lin Out plug on the back > (set at nor-10 in the K3) varies with the AF gain control. Is this normal? > > Getting ready for transmit I have turned off Windoze sounds and disabled the > internal mic on the laptop. I would like to leave the CM-500 plugged in for > SSB use and also have RTTY ready to go. Should Mic + Lin be set to on to > make this possible? > > 73, > > Joe, W8JH K3 1713 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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