[1000mp] Sound Card - FT1000MP

[Ronald Walters]

Thank you Harry fro your input, I will give it serious thought.

73 - W4LDE - Ron

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Harry Yingst" <ab2pn at yahoo.com>
To: <k4ik at subich.com>; <1000mp at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, May 22, 2004 15:41
Subject: RE: [1000mp] Sound Card - FT1000MP


> I tried the packet port then scrapped that interface since the packet
> port is far to limited.
> 
> I now use the DVS-2 port instead since it is far more flexible
> 
> And Yes, all the filtering still works, and then some.
> 
> 
> I also tried the phone patch in jack but that did not mute the Mic
> line.
> 
> 
> I have found the DVS-2 Port is the most flexible of them all.
> (look up the matrix on the control lines you will understand why)
> 
> I now have far more functionality then when I just used the packet
> port, plus I get all the ability to use my computer as a Voice keyer,
> etc.
> 
> 
> I did add to the circuit to allow for true FSK keying for RTTY.
> 
> 
> I spent a lot of time researching this since the bulk of my operation
> is non-voice modes.
> 
> 
> Good Luck.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> --- "Joe Subich, K4IK " <k4ik at arrl.net> wrote:
> > 
> > 
> > > 
> > > It is better to use the DVS-2 port
> > > 
> > 
> > No, it is not ... it is better for software authors to write 
> > code to allow use of LSB (which happens to be the standard 
> > for digital modes going back to early RTTY) through the PKT 
> > jack. 
> > 
> > The PKT jack permits selection of the proper receive filters, 
> > the use of high tones which are significantly less like likely 
> > to cause harmonic induced spurious signals, and muting the 
> > microphone so that shack noises (including VHF rigs, blowers 
> > and computer sounds) are not transmitted along with the 
> > digital modes. 
> > 
> > If one *MUST* use USB, use the user mode with Yaesu's "USB 
> > packet for Mars" settings: 
> >       http://www.va3cr.net/pdf/packet%20for%20MARS.pdf 
> > 
> > 73, 
> > 
> >    ... Joe, K4IK 
> >  
> > 
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> =====
> Harry - AB2PN
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