[Elecraft] RTTY using DATA mode on K3

Bill VanAlstyne W5WVO w5wvo at cybermesa.net
Sun Apr 18 14:31:16 EDT 2010


Looks like I am off-base here. Please disregard my post, Derek.
Bill W5VWO

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From: "Bill VanAlstyne W5WVO" <w5wvo at cybermesa.net>
Sent: Sunday, April 18, 2010 12:27 PM
To: "Derek Cohn/WB0TUA" <vibroplex at mindspring.com>; 
<elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] RTTY using DATA mode on K3

> Hi Derek,
>
> When using a computer and sound card to drive the K3 in any digital mode,
> your data mode should be set to DATA A. Somebody will correct me if I'm
> wrong, but I suspect that's your problem.
>
> DATA A mode is basically equivalent to the USB/LSB position, except that
> equalization and compression are disabled.
>
> Bill W5VWO
>
>
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> From: "Derek Cohn/WB0TUA" <vibroplex at mindspring.com>
> Sent: Sunday, April 18, 2010 9:53 AM
> To: <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: [Elecraft] RTTY using DATA mode on K3
>
>> Hi Everyone,
>>
>> I just bought a K3 a few weeks ago and have been using it on CW.  It's
>> time to play with it a bit on RTTY.  I'm using the Tigetronics Signalink
>> to interface the radio to my PC which is running MMTTY.  When I have the
>> mode switch in the sideband position, copy on the laptop is just fine and
>> the signals display properly on the tuning aids in MMTTY.  I read the
>> manual pages about better performance if the DATA mode is selected.  I
>> switched to the DATA mode and there is very little audio in the speaker
>> and no signals displayed on the tuning aids in MMTTY.  No copy either.  I
>> double-checked the data mode setting and it is AFSK-A which I think is
>> correct.  I must have a setting wrong somewhere.  I've gone over the data
>> section in the manual a few more times but don't see what I'm doing 
>> wrong.
>> Any ideas?
>>
>> Thanks and 73,
>>
>> Derek Cohn
>> Morse Telegraph Club - Alton Chapter
>> Office UD, Sine DJ
>> Amateur Radio Station - WBØTUA
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