[1000mp] FT1000MP and PK232 FSK connections

[Garry Shapiro]

I have not thrown them away. Two are on the operating desk (modified) and
some stock units are stored.

I feed both MMTTY and the modified 232 into windows in Writelog. MMTTY
usually wins, especially if you know how to manipulate all the options it
provides. Once in a while, the modified 232 wins. I need to build a box to
OR the two transmitters to have FSK from either.

No, I'm not throwing them away---just not recommending them for serious,
competitive RTTY.

Garry

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Sent: Friday, February 10, 2006 4:55 AM
To: All about Yaesu 1000mp
Subject: Re: [1000mp] FT1000MP and PK232 FSK connections


Ted/ Garry

Kinda' agree..the 232 was a box built for another purpose....although I do
not consider the PK232 as "no longer even a reasonable performer."...

I've been using a pair of 232's for years...and still do. I've found them to
be very responsive and, in fact,  I find them to be on par with
MMTTY...These 232's have worked all but 4 countries!...

As for hooking it up, just use the FSK output and plug it into the RTTY
input of the MP...also, I use the PTT...

Using the FSK, you can use the tight 250 filter in the MP (if so
equipped)...great for noisy bands...

So, don't throw away the PK232's just yet!...especially for BAUDOT RTTY...

Best Regards....

Lou N2TU

----- Original Message -----
From: "Garry Shapiro" <garry at ni6t.com>
To: "All about Yaesu 1000mp" <1000mp at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2006 9:05 PM
Subject: RE: [1000mp] FT1000MP and PK232 FSK connections


> Ted:
>
> I heavily modified PK232's over a decade ago to optimize them for RTTY.
> Stock 232's were not really "multimode" controllers, but really had only
> two
> modes--_VHF packet and Everything Else. Everything else included modes
> like
> WEFAX and HF packet that required considerably more bandwidth than RTTY,
> so
> the filters were far from optimum, the discriminator could be modified,
> and
> there were a few other improvements as well.
>
> What you got was a box that was competitive with the specialized RTTY
> boxes
> of the day, such as the HAL units. But now, with soundcard S/W like MMTTY,
> performance and features are far beyond what the 232 could provide, even
> heavily supercharged, as mine were. The unmodified 232 is no longer even a
> reasonable performer.
>
> I can provide the requested connections. But I advise you to reconsider
> and
> use a sound card instead.
>
> Garry, NI6T
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:1000mp-bounces at mailman.qth.net]On Behalf Of Ted Boerkamp
> Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2006 5:17 PM
> To: 1000mp Reflector; Contesting Reflector (E-mail) (Contesting
> Reflector (E-mail))
> Subject: [1000mp] FT1000MP and PK232 FSK connections
>
>
> Hello to everyone,
> I would like to know if someone could provide me
> with the
> exact cable connections (pin to pin) for hooking up a FT1000MP to a AEA
> PK232 for FSK RTTY. My thoughts are that this will require connections
> from
> both the 5 pin header and the din plug on the back of the PK232 going to
> the
> RTTY jack on the back of the 1000MP. If someone could help me, it would be
> greatly appreciated. Thanks and 73
>
> Ted Boerkamp VE3SS
>
>
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