[Elecraft] RTTY

[David Wilburn]

I tried the DM780 for RTTY receive on my K2, and there were so many
choices and settings that I was flummoxed.  A friend told me to try
MMTTY and it worked just fine.  I like DM780, and would like to use it
more, anyone know what has to be done to get it to work with RTTY?
Which of the settings I need to choose?
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David Wilburn
k4dgw at k4dgw.com
K4DGW
K2 S/N 5982


On Wed, 2008-01-02 at 20:12 +0000, Dave G4AON wrote:
> Steve
> 
> I've run MMTTY with direct keying of my K3 using a single transistor 
> interface as per the MMTTY help file, it works well with the K3 running 
> "FSK D" mode.
> 
> More recently I've been using Ham Radio Deluxe with Digital Master 780 
> and had my first PSK31 QSO a few days ago and my first MFSK-16 QSO this 
> evening... I'm using nothing more complicated than a couple of 3.5mm 
> jack plug to jack plug leads between my PC sound card and my K3, with 
> mode "Data A" selected on the K3. Keying is by VOX. For those yet to try 
> data, I cannot recommend HRD/DM780 highly enough, it "works out of the 
> box", while there are far more PSK31 stations than other data modes, the 
> MFSK-16 QSO was completely error free and quite a pleasant surprise 
> compared to PSK31 which is "OK" but certainly nowhere near as few errors 
> as the more advanced modes. DM780 has a good logging feature which can 
> export via ADIF and Cabrillo.
> 
> I note the fans cool the K3 PA pretty quickly, in a typical high power 
> transmission of perhaps a  minute or two, it heats to 50 degrees C from 
> an ambient of 22 or so. Within less than a minute the temperature has 
> cooled to around 30 C and the fans stop. It's very useful being able to 
> see the PA temperature displayed on the K3.
> 
> 73 Dave, G4AON
> K3/100 #80
> =============
> 
> I'm new to the digital age and with the new K3 I would like to participate
> in the upcoming RTTY contest. I know that I can use the K3 with the keyer,
> which by the way does work, but I was thinking maybe I would like to try my
> computer. I have a Gateway laptop and was wondering what the group would
> recommend to use the laptop with the K3 for the RTTY contest. Many thanks
> in advance and 73 and Happy New Year. Steve W0SZ.
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