[Elecraft] Help with RTTY

[Jim Brown]

  Jeff,

I strongly agree with Don. MMTTY integrates VERY nicely with both 
WriteLog and N1MM. I use N1MM. You're welcome to come up here and see it 
this weekend. I'm not taking it seriously, but I will get on and play a 
bit.

73, Jim K9YC

On 9/24/2010 5:40 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote:
>    Jeff,
>
> If you are not accustomed to RTTY (or other digital modes) operation, I
> would encourage you to use a computer application to start out with.
> Clicking on the waterfall display to decode signals is much easier than
> tuning the signal to a spot which will allow good decoding in the K3 VFO
> B area (or using K3 Utility Terminal - same thing).
> Once you have developed a feel for the RTTY mode, then you can advance
> to using the K3 Utility or the K3 VFO B area for decoding.
>
> If you insist on using the VFO B display or K3 Utility, set the AFSK-A
> (or FSK-D) menu parameter to the baud rate of the station you are trying
> to copy (it will usually be 45 bps), then use the dual passband to
> reject unwanted signals - tune the K3 carefully using CWT so you see 3
> bars on each side of the center marker.  You should then see good
> decoded text.