[Elecraft] RTTY and K3

[Rajiv Dewan, N2RD]

Hi Lee,
  Here is my set up for RTTY with just the sound card and vox.
1.  Connect speaker out from sound card to line in on the rear panel of K3.
2. Connect line in on sound card to line out on the rear panel of K3.
3.  Go to main menu, use vfo b to select mic select and vfo a to select 
Line In
4.   Turn on Vox by holding the Vox button.
5. Go to Main menu, select Vox using VFOB and pick a value for Vox gain. 
I have it set at 15 or so.
6. Use Mic to set line gain appropriately.  Mine is at 15 or so.
7. With mode Data, press DATA MD and select AFSK A
And you are all set.

To turn on text decode, press TEXT DEC and turn it on using vfo A.

Easy as pie.

Raj, N2RD


Lee Buller wrote:
> I am reading the book here and trying to understand how to set up RTTY or PSK with the K3.  What gets in my way is the RTTY reading and generation algorithm.  I am not all that excited about that right now, but I am just trying to get my sound card hooked up to the Input and Output with PTT as well.  Three simple cables and I am sure where all that goes.
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> What is confusing is how to set up the radio.  AFSK-A is selected by the B Vfo when you use Data MD.  So supposedly, the line out audio which goes in the sound card will work, but more importantly, the line in of the K3 will accept the audio generated by the soundcard.  I don't have to turn on the TEXT DEC unless I want to see the RTTY message on the K3's screen.  Once I get FSK set up and I would them change VFO B to FSK D.
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> I think that is right...or have I taken a wrong turn...
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> Lee
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